a large African characin, popular with anglers (Hydrocynus vittatus, family Characidae).
an edible fish of the Indo-Pacific (Therapon jarbua, family Theraponidae).
Example sentencesExamples
Fishing competitions for the country's most voracious predator, the tiger fish, are often held around this time of the year.
That night I caught three big tiger fish.
The 20 lb tiger fish - which was almost four-and-a-half feet long - had been specially imported from Bangladesh for the attempt and was cooked in a huge pan.
Expeditions in pursuit of Atlantic blue marlin, Indian mahseer, tiger fish, Pacific salmon were the norm and what fantastic prize trips they were.
So we took the wine and a tiger fish outside and cooked our meal under the stars.