Fishtail may refer to:

Biology

*The rearmost fish fin or caudal fin * Fishtail palm (genus '' Caryota'')

Transportation

* Fishtailing, a problem in car handling * Fishtail Air, a helicopter airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal

Places

Fishtail Point Fishtail Point () is the southernmost point of Shults Peninsula, at the east side of the mouth of Skelton Glacier in Antarctica. It was surveyed and given this descriptive name in 1957 by the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Ex ...

, southernmost point of Shults Peninsula in Antarctica * Fishtail Lake, lake on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada *Fishtail Rock, a geologic feature on Hoi Sham Island, a former island near Hong Kong *Fishtail Butte; see

List of mountains in Stillwater County, Montana There are at least 46 named mountains in Stillwater County, Montana. * Antelope Point, , el. * Antelope Point, , el. * Arch Rock, , el. * Battle Butte, , el. * Beehive Rock, , el. * Big Mountain, , el. * Black Butte, , el. * Bustee ...

*Fishtail Lagoon, a body of water in the

Keyhaven, Pennington, Oxey and Normandy Marshes Keyhaven, Pennington, Oxey and Normandy Marshes, also known as the North Solent Marshes, are three areas of saltmarsh in Hampshire, England. The haven outpost of Milford-on-Sea, Keyhaven sits to the west, the village of Pennington, Hampshire, Penn ...

*'' Machapuchare'', "Fish's Tail", a mountain in Nepal

Tools

* Fishtail (tool), a wood carving tool and for gardening *

Fishtail gauge Center gauges and fishtail gauges are gauges used in lathe work for checking the angles when grinding the profiles of single-point screw-cutting tool bits and centers. In the image, the gauge on the left is called a fishtail gauge or center gau ...

Clothing

*Fishtail parka, a type of anorak such as the US Army's M-65 parka * Fishtail skirt * Fishtail back trousers, a high back design for trousers that is designed for use with

Suspenders Suspenders (American English, Canadian English), or braces (British English, Australian English) are fabric or leather straps worn over the shoulders to hold up skirts or trousers. The straps may be elasticated, either entirely or only at attach ...

(American English, Canadian English) or braces (British English). *Fishtail wrap, a style of folding or draping a sari *

Fishtail train In clothing, a train describes the long back portion of a robe, coat, cloak, skirt, overskirt, or dress that trails behind the wearer. It is a common part of ceremonial robes in academic dress, court dress or court uniform. It is also a common pa ...

, a flared train

Culture

* Fishtail (Quickstep), a

Quickstep The quickstep is a light-hearted dance of the standard ballroom dances. The movement of the dance is fast and powerfully flowing and sprinkled with syncopations. The upbeat melodies that quickstep is danced to make it suitable for both formal a ...