Meaning
The surgeonfish or tang — a flat, oval reef fish named for the sharp scalpel-like spine near its tail. A common and tasty eating fish in Jamaica, doctor-fish is fried or steamed and often turns up in a good fish soup or on the fried-fish plate at the beach.
Examples
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Wi ketch a bag a doctor-fish today.
We caught a bag of doctor-fish today.
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Doctor-fish good inna fish tea.
Doctor-fish is good in fish soup.
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Mind di spike near di doctor-fish tail.
Watch the spine near the doctor-fish's tail.
Origin
Named for the scalpel-like tail spine ('surgeon'/'doctor'); the surgeonfish/tang. See Parrot-fish, Sprat.
How it’s used
The surgeonfish/tang; a common fried or soup fish. See Parrot-fish, Jack-fish.