squirrelfish

Noun squirrelfish has 2 senses

• squirrelfish(n = noun.animal) lagodon rhomboides, pinfish, sailor's-choice - similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States;
is a kind of sparid, sparid fish
is a member of genus lagodon, lagodon

• squirrelfish(n = noun.animal) - very small, brightly colored (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters or tropical reefs; they make sounds like a squirrel's bark;
is a member of family holocentridae, holocentridae
has particulars: holocentrus coruscus, reef squirrelfish, deepwater squirrelfish, holocentrus bullisi, holocentrus ascensionis, soldier-fish, soldierfish
is a kind of acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish