Noun: squirrelfish
- Very small, brightly coloured (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters or tropical reefs; they make sounds like a squirrel's bark
"The diver spotted a group of squirrelfish hiding among the coral"
- Similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
"squirrelfish are often used as bait by anglers";
- pinfish, sailor's-choice, Lagodon rhomboides
Derived forms: squirrelfishes
Type of: acanthopterygian, sparid, sparid fish, spiny-finned fish
Part of: family Holocentridae, genus Lagodon, Holocentridae, Lagodon
Encyclopedia: Squirrelfish