Garfish n. : A European marine fish (Belone vulgaris); -- called also gar, gerrick, greenback, greenbone, gorebill, hornfish, longnose, mackerel guide, sea needle, and sea pike.

Garfish n. : One of several species of similar fishes of the genus Tylosurus, of which one species (T. marinus) is common on the Atlantic coast. T. Caribbaeus, a very large species, and T. crassus, are more southern; -- called also needlefish. Many of the common names of the European garfish are also applied to the American species.

Example:
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Taxonomy
fish, gars, family Lepisosteidae, 2007-04-21, Actinopterygii, Atractosteus, Alligator gar, free encyclopedia, Lepisosteiformes, species, Lepisosteus, fossil, brackish waters, North American, garpike, eastern North America, Significance, North America.

Defination from the web:
... belone is now more commonly referred to as the "garpike" or "gar fish" to avoid confusion with the North American gars of the family Lepisosteidae.[5] ...