Featherback
[feth -er-bak] /ˈfɛð ərˌbæk/
noun
1.
any freshwater fish of the family Notopteridae, of Asia and western Africa, having a small, feathery dorsal fin and a very long anal fin extending from close behind the head to the tip of the tail.
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