squirrelfish (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *squirrelfish*:
NOUN	animal	squirrelfish, pinfish, sailor's-choice, Lagodon rhomboides	similar to sea bream
animal	squirrelfish	very small, brightly colored (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters or tropical reefs

English > *squirrelfish*: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States.
Synonyms	pinfish, sailor's-choice, Lagodon rhomboides
Member of	Lagodon, genus Lagodon	A genus of Sparidae
Broader	sparid, sparid fish	spiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well-developed teeth
Catalan	lagodon rhomboides

English > *squirrelfish*: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaning	Very small, brightly colored (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters or tropical reefs; they make sounds like a squirrel's bark.
Member of	Holocentridae, family Holocentridae	squirrelfishes and soldierfishes
Narrower	Holocentrus ascensionis	bright red fish of West Indies and Bermuda
	deepwater squirrelfish, Holocentrus bullisi	A squirrelfish found from South Carolina to Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico
	reef squirrelfish, Holocentrus coruscus	On reefs from Bermuda and Florida to northern South America
	soldierfish, soldier-fish	The larger / larger squirrelfishes
Broader	spiny-finned fish, acanthopterygian	A teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays

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