billfish

/ˈbɪlˌfɪʃ/

Definitions of billfish

1. noun

   primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
   synonyms: Lepisosteus osseus, gar, garfish, garpike

   type of:

   ganoid, ganoid fish

   primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering
2. noun

   slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters
   synonyms: Scomberesox saurus, saury

   type of:

   teleost, teleost fish, teleostan

   a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
3. noun

   elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
   synonyms: gar, needlefish

   types:

   timucu

   found in warm waters of western Atlantic

   type of:

   teleost, teleost fish, teleostan

   a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
4. noun

   giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
   types:

   marlin

   large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes

   spearfish

   any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare

   Makaira nigricans, blue marlin

   largest marlin; may reach 2000 pounds; found worldwide in warm seas

   Makaira marlina, Makaira mazara, black marlin

   large game fish in the Pacific Ocean; may reach 1000 pounds

   Makaira mitsukurii, striped marlin

   Pacific food and game fish marked with dark blue vertical stripes

   Makaira albida, white marlin

   small marlin (to 180 pounds) of western Atlantic

   type of:

   scombroid, scombroid fish

   important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters