SQUIRRELFISH

squirrelfish

(noun) very small, brightly colored (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters or tropical reefs; they make sounds like a squirrel’s bark

pinfish, sailor's-choice, squirrelfish, Lagodon rhomboides

(noun) similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

squirrelfish (plural squirrelfishes or squirrelfish)

Any member of the subfamily Holocentrinae of the family Holocentridae of ray-finned fish.

Source: Wiktionary



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