Definitions
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- noun Any member of the
subfamily Myripristinae of thefamily Holocentridae ofray-finned fish.
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- noun the larger squirrelfishes
Etymologies
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soldier + fish
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Examples
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Deep-reef fish include squirrelfish, soldierfish, surgeonfish, snappers and emperors.
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary 2008
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