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Definition of Goatfish
1. Noun. Brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels.
Generic synonyms: Mullet
Group relationships: Genus Mullus, Mullus
Specialized synonyms: Mullus Auratus, Red Goatfish, Mulloidichthys Martinicus, Yellow Goatfish
Definition of Goatfish
1. n. A fish of the genus Upeneus, inhabiting the Gulf of Mexico. It is allied to the surmullet.
Definition of Goatfish
1. Noun. Any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family ''Mullidae'', having two barbels on the chin. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Goatfish
1. a tropical fish [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Goatfish
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Goatfish
Literary usage of Goatfish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fishes of Australia: A Popular and Systematic Guide to the Study of the by David George Stead (1906)
"From the last-mentioned character it has derived its name of "Spotted" goatfish.
The Bar-tailed goatfish : Though this remarkably beautiful fish has until ..."
2. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania by Hilprecht. H. V. (1907)
"goatfish, tho symbol of Ea, corresponds to the Greek Capricorn, ... It will be
noticed, however, that the goatfish and waterman are two adjoining signs, ..."
3. American Food and Game Fishes: A Popular Account of All the Species Found in by David Starr Jordan, Barton Warren Evermann (1902)
"Yellow goatfish; Salmonete Amarilla Upeneus ... Cuba, Martinique, and Porto Rico,
about which last island it is less common than the red goatfish. ..."
4. Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology by Society of Biblical Archaeology (1892)
"... a female figure with wings, the Scorpion, the Archer, and the goatfish.
We also find mention of various signs in the old astrological works. ..."
5. Proceedings by Society of Biblical Archæology (London, England), Society of Biblical Archæology (London, England). (1892)
"... represents Aquarius, which sign in the Epping and Strassmaier tablets figures
as "Gu." The Scorpion and the goatfish are distinctly spoken of as ..."
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