featherback

feath er back |ˈfeT͟Hərˌbak ˈfɛðərbæk | ▶noun a tropical freshwater fish native to southern Asia and Africa, with a strongly humped back, a small, featherlike dorsal fin, and a long anal fin that runs from the belly to the tail. [Family Notopteridae: four genera and several species, in particular the large edible Notopterus chitala of Asia. ]

featherback

feather |back ▶noun a tropical freshwater fish native to southern Asia and Africa, with a strongly humped back, a small feather-like dorsal fin, and a long anal fin that runs from the belly to the tail. Also called knifefish. ●Family Notopteridae: four genera and several species, in particular the large edible Notopterus chitala of Asia.