king of the herring kin·goft·he·herring uncommon noun 1. thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin Synonymsoarfishking of the herringribbonfishRegalecus glesne Related words Broader terms soft-finned fish Parts Reglaecus WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.