goatfish

English

Etymology

From goat +‎ fish.

Noun

goatfish (plural goatfishes or goatfish)

Any of the family Mullidae of brightly coloured fish with two barbels on the chin.
Alternative spelling of goat-fish (mythical beast).

Hyponyms

(fish in Mullidae): Mulloidichthys, Mullus, Parupeneus, Pseudupeneus, Upeneichthys, Upeneus - genera

Derived terms

bicolor goatfish

Translations

fish of the family Mullidae

Asturian: saramollete (ast), barbu (ast), roxu (ast)
Basque: barbarin
Catalan: moll (ca) m
Finnish: mullo
Galician: salmonete (gl) m, barbo (gl) m
Italian: triglia (it) f
Mokilese: oapil
Russian: султа́нка (ru) f (sultánka), барабу́лька (ru) f (barabúlʹka)

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Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} барбун m (barbun)
Greek: ^{(please verify)} μπαρμπούνι (el) n (barmpoúni)
Ancient Greek: ^{(please verify)} τρίγλη f (tríglē)
Māori: ^{(please verify)} āhuruhuru, ^{(please verify)} rarahi
Tagalog: ^{(please verify)} amarilis