• (n.) The cutlass fish. • (n.) 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. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/threadfish/
(from the article `pompano`) The African pompano, or threadfish, also of the family Carangidae, is Alectis crinitis of the Atlantic and eastern Pacific oceans. It is about 90 cm ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/44
Thread'fish` noun (Zoology) (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. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/48