pilot fish

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English

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Pilot fish swimming with an oceanic whitetip shark

Etymology

So called from its having been supposed to guide sharks to their prey.

Noun

pilot fish (plural pilot fish or pilot fishes)

  1. A marine fish, Naucrates ductor, that often follows large vessels and sharks.

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