'angel fishes' definitions:

Definition of 'angel fishes'

From: GCIDE
  • Squamipen \Squam"i*pen\ (skw[a^]m"[i^]*p[e^]n or skw[=a]"m[i^]-), n.; pl. Squamipennes (-p[e^]n"n[=e]z). [L. squama a scale + penna a fin: cf. F. squamipenne.] (Zool.) Any one of a group of fishes having the dorsal and anal fins partially covered with scales. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: They are compressed and mostly, bright-colored tropical fishes, belonging to Chaetodon and allied genera. Many of them are called coral fishes, and {angel fishes}. [1913 Webster]

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