goatfish
[ goht-fish ]
/ ˈgoʊtˌfɪʃ /
noun, plural goat·fish·es, (especially collectively) goat·fish.
any tropical and subtropical marine fish of the family Mullidae, having a pair of long barbels below the mouth.
Also called
red mullet.
Words nearby goatfish
goat god,
goat island,
goat moth,
goat's-rue,
goatee,
goatfish,
goatherd,
goatish,
goatpox,
goatsbeard,
goatskin
Example sentences from the Web for goatfish
In the goatfish and surmullet the two chin barbels are highly specialized.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2) |David Starr Jordan