pilot fish

(pī′lət fis̸h′)

noun pl. pilotfish -·fish′, pilotfishes -·fish′·es

a narrow, spiny-finned jackfish (Naucrates ductor) with a widely forked tail, often seen swimming near sharks

often written pilotfish

See pilot fish in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A small slender marine fish (Naucrates ductor) that often swims in company with larger fishes, especially sharks and mantas.

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