sergeantfish

[ sahr-juhnt-fish ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) ser·geant·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) ser·geant·fish·es.

1. the cobia, Rachycentron canadum.
2. any of various other marine fishes with striped fins.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sergeantfish¹

1880–85, Americanism; sergeant + fish; so called from the striped fins