Goatfish \Goat"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A fish of the genus {Upeneus}, inhabiting the Gulf of Mexico.
It is allied to the surmullet.
goatfish
n : brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels [syn: {red
mullet}, {surmullet}, {Mullus surmuletus}]
[also: {goatfishes} (pl)]