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Meaning of GOATFISH

Pronunciation:  'gowt`fish

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels
 
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 Synonyms: Mullus surmuletus, red mullet, surmullet
 
 See Also: genus Mullus, mullet, Mulloidichthys martinicus, Mullus, Mullus auratus, red goatfish, yellow goatfish

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Goat"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A fish of the genus {Upeneus}, inhabiting the Gulf of Mexico.
It is allied to the surmullet.
 

 

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