squirrelfish

squir·rel·fish

S0687000 (skwûr′əl-fĭsh′, skwŭr′-)n. pl. squirrelfish or squir·rel·fish·es Any of various small nocturnal fishes of the family Holocentridae of tropical waters, having large eyes and a reddish body with spiny scales.

squirrelfish

(ˈskwɪrəlˌfɪʃ) n, pl -fish or -fishes (Animals) any tropical marine brightly coloured teleost fish of the family Holocentridae[C18: so called because it can make a squirrel-like noise]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	squirrelfish - similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United StatesLagodon rhomboides, pinfish, sailor's-choicesparid, sparid fish - spiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well-developed teethgenus Lagodon, Lagodon - a genus of Sparidae
	2.	squirrelfish - very small, brightly colored (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters or tropical reefs; they make sounds like a squirrel's barkfamily Holocentridae, Holocentridae - squirrelfishes and soldierfishesHolocentrus coruscus, reef squirrelfish - on reefs from Bermuda and Florida to northern South Americadeepwater squirrelfish, Holocentrus bullisi - a squirrelfish found from South Carolina to Bermuda and Gulf of MexicoHolocentrus ascensionis - bright red fish of West Indies and Bermudasoldierfish, soldier-fish - the larger squirrelfishesacanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish - a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays