ladyfish

Any of several marine game fishes of the family Elopidae, especially Elops saurus of warm coastal waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, having an elongated silvery body.

A bonefish.

A fish, Albula vulpes, of the family Albulidæ, of a brilliant silvery color, abundant in tropical seas, and quite gamy, but of little value as food.

A labroid fish, Harpe rufa, with 12 dorsal spines, continuous lateral line, scaly cheeks and opercles, base of dorsal fin scaly, and posterior canines. It is a common West Indian fish, occurring also along the Florida coast, and of beautiful color. More fully called Spanish ladyfish; also doncella.

The skipper or saury, Scomberesox saurus.

A trachinoid fish, Sillago domina, found in the Bay of Bengal and generally throughout the East Indian archipelago.

The ten-pounder.

A mermaid.

A large, handsome oceanic fish (Albula vulpes), found both in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; — called also bonefish, grubber, French mullet, and macabé.

A labroid fish (Harpe rufa) of Florida and the West Indies.