Cirrhitidae
plural noun
Cir·rhit·i·dae
sə̇ˈritəˌdē
: a family of small brilliantly colored percoid fishes of the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans especially abundant about coral reefs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Cirrhitus, type genus (irregular from Latin cirritus having filaments, from cirrus curl) + -idae