What is "rudderfish"

n. 1 Any of various unrelated fish that have the habit of following ships 2 # ''Centrolophus niger'', a medusafish, the only member of the genus ''Centrolophus''.

1. n. food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships [syn: Bermuda chub, Kyphosus sectatrix]

2. fish having the habit of following ships; found in North American and South American coastal waters [syn: banded rudderfish, Seriola zonata]

Rudderfish may refer to:

• Centrolophus niger, Black ruff or rudderfish
• Coryphaena pompilus
• Girella nigricans, Opaleye or rudderfish
• Icichthys lockingtoni, Medusafish or brown rudderfish
• Kyphosus bigibbus, Grey sea chub or rudderfish
• Kyphosus cinerascens, Blue seachub or rudderfish
• Kyphosus hawaiiensis, Insular rudderfish
• Kyphosus sandwicensis, Pacific rudderfish
• Kyphosus sectatrix, Bermuda chub or rudderfish
• Kyphosus vaigiensis, Brassy chub or rudderfish
• Proteracanthus sarissophorus, Sea chub or rudderfish
• Psenopsis anomala, Japanese butterfish or Pacific rudderfish
• Seriola zonata, Banded rudderfish
• Tubbia stewarti, Seamount rudderfish
• Tubbia tasmanica, Tasmanian ruffe or rudderfish