Scarlet fish

(Zool.) the telescope fish; - so called from its red color. See under Telescope.

See also: Scarlet

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
References in classic literature ?
In the north the Saracen's head of the Brocas and the scarlet fish of the De Roches were waving over a strong body of archers from Holt, Woolmer, and Harewood forests.