Meaning & use

goatfish

noun·Academic

A slender, bottom-dwelling fish with a pair of long chin barbels it uses to search the seafloor for food.

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Divers spotted a school of goatfish sifting through the sand for tiny crustaceans.

The market sold fresh goatfish alongside snapper and other reef species.

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The name comes from the fish's barbels, which resemble a goat's chin whiskers.

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