Blackfish
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Blackfish may refer to:
- Several kinds of fish:
- Alaska Blackfish, Dallia pectoralis.
- Black sea bass, Centropristis striata.
- Sacramento Blackfish, Orthodon microlepidotus.
- Tautog, Tautoga onitis.
- Parore, Girella tricuspidata.
- Rudderfish, Centrolophus Niger.
- Galjoen, Dichistius capensis.
- River Blackfish, Gadopsis marmoratus, an Australian native freshwater fish.
- Six cetaceans commonly called whales but classified scientifically in the Delphinidae or oceanic dolphin family:
- Melon-headed Whale, Peponocephalia electra.
- Orca (Killer Whale), Orcinus orca.
- Pygmy Killer Whale, Feresa attenuata.
- False Killer Whale, Pseudorca crassidens.
- Long-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala melas.
- Short-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus.
- Chief Blackfish, a Shawnee leader of the 18th century.
