blackfish

1. Any of various dark-colored fishes, such as:
   1. A small edible freshwater fish (Dallia pectoralis) that inhabits streams and ponds of Alaska and Siberia and is noted for its ability to withstand freezing.
   2. See tautog.
2. See pilot whale.

Also called Chinese steelhead and black trout, this lean Pacific fish is a favorite in Chinese communities. It has a delicious, delicate flavor but can be troublesome because of its network of tiny fine bones. It is suitable for most methods of cooking. See also fish.

The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
  Synonyms: tautog, Tautoga onitis

Meaning #2: female salmon that has recently spawned

Meaning #3: small dark-colored whaled of United States Atlantic coast; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school
  Synonyms: pilot whale, black whale, common blackfish, Globicephala melaena

Blackfish may refer to:

• Several kinds of fish:
  • Alaska blackfish, Dallia pectoralis.
  • Black sea bass, Centropristis striata.
  • Sacramento blackfish, Orthodon microlepidotus.
  • Tautog, Tautoga onitis.
  • Parore, Girella tricuspidata.
  • Rudderfish, Centrolophus niger.
  • Galjoen, Dichistius capensis.
  • River blackfish, Gadopsis marmoratus, an Australian native freshwater fish.
  • Japanese black porgy, Mylio macrocephalus, a large Japanese sea bream often cultivated in aquaculture
• Six cetaceans commonly called whales but classified scientifically in the Delphinidae or oceanic dolphin family:
  • Melon-headed Whale, Peponocephalia electra.
  • Orca (Killer Whale), Orcinus orca.
  • Pygmy Killer Whale, Feresa attenuata.
  • False Killer Whale, Pseudorca crassidens.
  • Long-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala melas.
  • Short-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus.
• Chief Blackfish, a Shawnee leader of the 18th century.
• Brynden Tully, A character in George R.R. Martin's A song of Ice and Fire series.

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