deepwater squirrelfish

Definitions of deepwater squirrelfish
  1. noun
    a squirrelfish found from South Carolina to Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico
    synonyms: Holocentrus bullisi
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    squirrelfish
    very small, brightly colored (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters or tropical reefs; they make sounds like a squirrel's bark
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