soldier-fish

Definitions of soldier-fish
  1. noun
    the larger squirrelfishes
    synonyms: soldierfish
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    type of:
    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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