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noun
Any member of the subfamily Holocentrinae of the family Holocentridae of ray-finned fish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A sand perch (Diplectrum)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
very small, brightly colored (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters or tropical reefs; they make sounds like a squirrel's bark
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: spiny-finned fish, acanthopterygian
Narrower terms: reef squirrelfish, Holocentrus coruscus, deepwater squirrelfish, Holocentrus bullisi, Holocentrus ascensionis, soldierfish, soldier-fish
noun
similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pinfish, sailor's-choice, Lagodon rhomboides
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Broader terms: sparid, sparid fish
History
From squirrel + fish.
