Definition of "silverfish"

Certain insects

1. A small wingless insect of species Lepisma saccharinum, with silvery scales; a type of bristletail.  examples

2. Other similar insects in the order Zygentoma, including:

   1. Ctenolepisma lineata (four-lined silverfish).  examples

   2. Ctenolepisma longicaudata (grey silverfish).  examples

Certain fish

1. Megalops atlanticus (Atlantic tarpon, tarpum.  examples

2. Raiamas senegalensis (silver fish).  examples

3. Antarctic silverfish, Pleuragramma antarcticum.  examples

4. A white variety of the goldfish.  examples

5. Aphareus rutilans (rusty jobfish)  examples

6. Argentina sphyraena (herring smelt)  examples

7. Argyrozona argyrozona (carpenter sea bream)  examples

8. Labeobarbus bynni (Niger barb, barbel, Nile barb)  examples

9. Enteromius mattozi (papermouth])  examples

10. Callorhinchus milii (elephant shark)  examples

11. Elops saurus (ladyfish)  examples

12. Leptatherina presbyteroides (hardyhead, prettyfish)  examples

13. Pseudocaranx dentex (white trevally)  examples

14. Steindachnerina argentea (toothless characin)  examples

15. Trachinotus ovatus (pompano)  examples

16. Trichiurus lepturus (largehead hairtail)  examples

17. Ulaema lefroyi (mottled mojarra)  examples