goat·fish

(gōt′fĭsh′)

n. pl. goatfish or goat·fish·es

Any of various fishes of the family Mullidae of warm seas, having two sensory barbels on the chin and usually a brightly colored body. Also called red mullet.

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goatfish

(ˈɡəʊtˌfɪʃ)

n, pl -fish or -fishes

(Animals) the US name for red mullet

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goat•fish

(ˈgoʊtˌfɪʃ)

n., pl. -fish•es, (esp. collectively) -fish.

any tropical reef fish of the family Mullidae, with two barbels on the chin.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

goatfish - brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels

Mullus surmuletus, red mullet, surmullet

mullet - bottom dwelling marine warm water fishes with two barbels on the chin

genus Mullus, Mullus - type genus of the Mullidae: goatfishes

Mullus auratus, red goatfish - body bright scarlet with 2 yellow to reddish strips on side

Mulloidichthys martinicus, yellow goatfish - schooling goatfish; greyish with yellow stripe

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Recreational Fisheries in Biscayne National Park, Florida, 1976-1991

You may see foot-long puffer fish, schools of goatfish, reef fish, shrimp (look under ledges).

Hawaii underwater

These included three herbivores: convict surgeonfish (Acanthurus triostegus), orangespine unicorn-fish (Naso lituratus), and little spinefoot (Siganus spinus), and two carnivores: yellowstripe goatfish (Mulloidichthys flavolineatus), and honeycomb grouper (Epinephelus merra).

Spillover of commercially valuable reef fishes from marine protected areas in Guam, Micronesia

Aspects of the reproduction biology and growth of two species of goatfish (Mullidae) from Aqaba, Red Sea.

Reproduccion, distribucion y abundancia del pez Pseudupeneus grandisquamis (Perciformes: Mullidae), en el Golfo de Tehuantepec, Mexico

Fishermen using light tackle line the windward shore during summer runs of oama and hahalalu (juvenile goatfish and bigeye scad).

An ecological perspective on inshore fisheries in the main Hawaiian Islands

Movements, distribution, and growth rates of the white goatfish Mulloides flavolineatus in a fisheries conservation zone.

Seasonal occurrence and site-utilization patterns of adult tautog, Tautoga onitis (Labridae), at manmade and natural structures in lower Chesapeake Bay *

argenteus Ti'ao (goatfish) Mullidae; Mulloides flavolineatus (1) Many local fishermen use this name to incorrectly identify juvenile fusiliers when they recruit en masse.

An overview of Guam's inshore fisheries

Sardines, octopus, shrimp, goatfish, mackerel -- the waters off the coast of Cyprus are teeming with life.

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Gill metazoan parasites of the spotted goatfish Pseudupeneus maculatus (Ostheichthyes: Mullidae) from the Coast of Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil.

Multiparasitism in gills of Metynnis lippincottianus from the environmental protection area of Curiau river, Eastern Amazon/Multiparasitismo em branquias de Metynnis lippincottianus da area de protecao ambiental do rio Curiau, Amazonia Oriental

Commonly found species of fish within the area are damselfish, parrotfish, triggerfish, butterflyfish, angelfish, wrasse, grouper, snapper, rabbitfish, goatfish and barracudas.

Saving El Nido and its rich biodiversity

In 1972, I saw bigeyefish, damselfish, doctorfish, filefish, goatfish, gobies, hogfish, lemon butterflyfish, lizardfish, parrottfish, porcupinefish, pufferfish, queen angelfish, rock beauties, sergeant majors, soldierfish, spot-tail butterflyfish, Spanish hogfish, squirrelfish, tangs, trunkfish, and bluehead or yellowhead wrasses.

Up-close view of climate change proves sobering: Observing diminished fish population in Hanauma Bay makes talk about global warming more than just theory

The spotted goatfish Pseudupeneus maculatus (Bloch, 1793) is a marine demersal fish found in coral reefs, foraging mixed substrates of sand, gravel and rock (Krajewski et al., 2006; Sazima et al., 2006).

Gill metazoan parasites of the spotted goatfish Pseudupeneus maculatus (Ostheichthyes: Mullidae) from the Coast of Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil/Metazoarios parasitos de branquias do saramunete Pseudupeneus maculatus (Ostheichthyes: Mullidae) da costa de Pernambuco, Nordeste do Brasil