squirrelfish
(noun)
noun
1. similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
Similar word(s): pinfish
Definition categories: animal, sparid
2. very small, brightly colored (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters or tropical reefs; they make sounds like a squirrel's bark
Definition categories: animal, acanthopterygian