Squirrelfish

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  • noun. Any of various small nocturnal fishes of the family Holocentridae of tropical waters, having large eyes and a reddish body with spiny scales.
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  • noun. Any member of the subfamily Holocentrinae of the family Holocentridae of ray-finned fish.
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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
  • noun. similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
    • Word Usage
    "An orange squirrelfish flashed its spiny fins as it darted behind a bollard."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sparid  sparid fish  
    variant
    squirrelfishes  
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