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Noun: goatfish  'gowt,fish
  1. Brightly coloured tropical fishes with chin barbels
    "Goatfish use their barbels to search for food in the sand";
    - red mullet, surmullet, Mullus surmuletus

Derived forms: goatfishes

Type of: mullet

Part of: genus Mullus, Mullus

Encyclopedia: Goatfish