What is "blackfish"

Sea bass \Sea" bass`\ . (Zo["o]l.)

1. A large marine food fish ( Serranus atrarius syn. Centropristis atrarius) which abounds on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It is dark bluish, with black bands, and more or less varied with small white spots and blotches. Called also, locally, blue bass, black sea bass, blackfish, bluefish, and black perch.

2. A California food fish ( Cynoscion nobile); -- called also white sea bass, and sea salmon.

Tautog \Tau*tog"\, n. [The pl. of taut, the American Indian name, translated by Roger Williams sheep's heads, and written by him tauta['u]og.] (Zo["o]l.) An edible labroid fish ( Haitula onitis, or Tautoga onitis) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When adult it is nearly black, more or less irregularly barred, with greenish gray. Called also blackfish, oyster fish, salt-water chub, and moll. [Written also tautaug.]

n. 1 (context chiefly Scotland English) The Atlantic salmon, ''Salmo salar'', especially a female after spawning. (from 16th c.) 2 Any of various dark-coloured fish of the Old World, especially the rudderfish ((taxlink Centrolophus niger species noshow=1)). (from 17th c.) 3 A pilot whale, genus (taxlink Globicephalus genus noshow=1) (occasionally also used for various other whales). (from 17th c.) 4 (context North America English) Either of two dark-coloured fish of the west Atlantic, the tautog of New England ((taxlink Tautoga onitis species noshow=1)) and the black sea bass ((taxlink Centropristis striata species noshow=1)). (from 18th c.) 5 (context AU NZ English) Any of various dark-coloured fishes of Australasia, especially the luderick, (taxlink Girella tricuspidata species noshow=1), and a freshwater fish, (taxlink Gadopsis marmoratus species noshow=1). (from 18th c.)

1. n. large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America [syn: tautog, Tautoga onitis]

2. female salmon that has recently spawned

3. small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school [syn: pilot whale, black whale, common blackfish, Globicephala melaena]

4. [also: blackfishes (pl)]

Blackfish is a common name of fish.

Species which are called blackfish include:

• Alaska blackfish, Dallia pectoralis
• Black sea bass, Centropristis striata
• Sacramento blackfish, Orthodon microlepidotus
• Tautog, Tautoga onitis
• Parore, Girella tricuspidata
• Rudderfish, Centrolophus niger
• Gadopsis, two Australian freshwater fish
• Galjoen, Dichistius capensis
• Japanese black porgy, Mylio macrocephalus, a large Japanese sea bream often cultivated in aquaculture

• Melon-headed whale, Peponocephala electra
• Killer whale (Orca), Orcinus orca
• Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata
• False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens
• Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas
• Short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus

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Blackfish (c. 1729–1779), known in his native tongue as Cot-ta-wa-ma-go or Mkah-day-way-may-qua, was a Native American leader, war chief of the Chillicothe division of the Shawnee tribe.

Blackfish is a common fish.

Blackfish may also refer to:

• Blackfish (film), a 2013 documentary focusing on the orca Tilikum held by SeaWorld
• The Black Fish, a marine conservation organization

• , a United States Navy submarine, named for the blackfish, any one of several small, toothed whales

• Blakfish, an English math rock band that disbanded in 2010
• Chief Blackfish, a Shawnee leader of the 18th century
• Brynden Tully, a character in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series

Blackfish is a 2013 American documentary film directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite. It concerns Tilikum, an orca held by SeaWorld and the controversy over captive killer whales. The film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2013, and was picked up by Magnolia Pictures and CNN Films for wider release. It was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary.