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goatfish Synonyms
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• noun (Context 1)
Any of various marine perciform fishes of the family Mullidae, characterized by a pair of long, chemosensory barbels protruding from the chin used to probe the ocean floor for food, primarily found in tropical and subtropical reefs.
Usage Example
"While snorkeling over the coral reef, we observed a yellow surmullet using its chin barbels to vigorously sift through the sand for small invertebrates."
Strongest
surmullet
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Goatfish. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/goatfish