GOATFISH

goatfish, red mullet, surmullet, Mullus surmuletus

(noun) brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

goatfish (plural goatfishes or goatfish)

Any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Mullidae, having two barbels on the chin.

Hyponyms

• (genera within Mullidae): Mulloidichthys, Mullus, Parupeneus, Pseudupeneus, Upeneichthys, Upeneus

Source: Wiktionary


Goat"fish`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A fish of the genus Upeneus, inhabiting the Gulf of Mexico. It is allied to the surmullet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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