Goatfish

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Goatfish \Goat"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     A fish of the genus {Upeneus}, inhabiting the Gulf of Mexico.
     It is allied to the surmullet.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  goatfish
       n : brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels [syn: {red
           mullet}, {surmullet}, {Mullus surmuletus}]
       [also: {goatfishes} (pl)]