'coral fishes' definitions:
Definition of 'coral 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]
Definition of 'coral fishes'
From: GCIDE
- Pomacentroid \Po`ma*cen"troid\, a. [Gr. ? a cover + ? a prickle + -oid.] (Zool.) Pertaining to the Pomacentrid[ae], a family of bright-colored tropical fishes having spiny opercula; -- often called coral fishes. [1913 Webster]