squir·rel·fish (skwûr  l-f sh , skw r-)n. pl. squirrelfish or squir·rel·fish·es Any of various nocturnal fishes of the genus Holocentrus and related genera, of warm marine waters, having large eyes like those of squirrels and a usually brightly colored body. |
squirrelfish [ˈskwɪrəlˌfɪʃ]
n pl -fish, -fishes
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any tropical marine brightly coloured teleost fish of the family Holocentridae
[so called because it can make a squirrel-like noise]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  squirrelfish - similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United Statessparid, sparid fish - spiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well-developed teeth genus Lagodon, Lagodon - a genus of Sparidae |
| 2. | squirrelfish - very small, brightly colored (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters or tropical reefs; they make sounds like a squirrel's bark family Holocentridae, Holocentridae - squirrelfishes and soldierfishes Holocentrus coruscus, reef squirrelfish - on reefs from Bermuda and Florida to northern South America deepwater squirrelfish, Holocentrus bullisi - a squirrelfish found from South Carolina to Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico Holocentrus ascensionis - bright red fish of West Indies and Bermuda soldier-fish, soldierfish - the larger squirrelfishes acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish - a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays |
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