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pilot fish

noun

A marine fish, , that often follows large vessels and sharks.

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Furthermore, a swimming fish creates a zone of high pressure in front of them, similar to the "bow-riding" process (Fish 2010) exploited by dolphins swimming in front of ships (Fish and Hui 1991) or pilot fish swimming in front of large sharks (Magnuson and Gooding 1971).

I've deleted my tweet about female pilot fish being bad at directions.

Street vendors, selling food and water, attached themselves to the crowd like pilot fish.

Pilot fish and parrot fish have colonised the man-made reef surrounding the islands.

There are the moonfish, pompano, pilot fish, runner, jack, and others.

Pilot fish, (Naucrates ductor), widely distributed marine fish of the family Carangidae (order Perciformes).

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Both remoras and pilot fishes feed on the leftovers of their hosts' meals.

And then I heard a phone ring, and I turned and watched as my pilot fished his mobile out of his trouser pocket.

The consultation process with investors, known as "pilot fishing", revealed that there would be sufficient demand for shares at the bottom of the range, even with the threat of industrial action.

It was formerly thought to lead, or "pilot," larger fishes to food sources, hence its common name.

Sandhamn, two hours by ferry from Stockholm, is a magnet for the well-heeled, dotted with historic pilot cottages, fishing huts and summer homes.

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