Definitions for: Threadfish

[n] fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins

Webster (1913) Definition: Thread"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The cutlass fish.
(b) A carangoid fish (Caranx gallus, or C. crinitus)
having the anterior rays of the soft dorsal and anal fins
prolonged in the form of long threads.

Synonyms: Alectis ciliaris

See Also: Alectis, genus Alectis, jack