jackknife fishEnglishOxford New American Dictionaryjackknife fish /ˈjakˌnīf fiSH, ˈdʒækˌnaɪf fɪʃ/ ▸ noun a strikingly marked fish with a long upright dorsal fin, which lives among rocks and corals in the warm waters of the western Atlantic. Equetus lanceolatus, family Sciaenidae.