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soapfish.

Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus

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Meaning & usage

noun

  1. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus Rypticus spp. Rypticus bicolor (mottled soapfish)

  2. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus Rypticus spp. Rypticus bistrispinus (freckled soapfish)

  3. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus Rypticus spp. Rypticus bornoi (largespotted soapfish)

  4. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus Rypticus spp. Rypticus carpenteri (slope soapfish)

  5. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus Rypticus spp. Rypticus courtenayi (Socorran soapfish)

  6. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus Rypticus spp. Rypticus maculatus (whitespotted soapfish)

  7. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus Rypticus spp. Rypticus nigripinnis (blackfin soapfish, twice-spotted soapfish)

  8. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus Rypticus spp. Rypticus randalli (plain soapfish)

  9. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus Rypticus spp. Rypticus saponaceus (greater soapfish, three-spined soapfish, soapy jack)

  10. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus Rypticus spp. Rypticus subbifrenatus (spotted soapfish)

  11. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus Grammistes sexlineatus (golden stripe soapfish, goldenstriped soapfish, six-lined soapfish, skunkfish

  12. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus Aulacocephalus temminckii (goldribbon soapfish, goldstripe grouper)

  13. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus Pogonoperca ocellata (Indian soapfish)

  14. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus Pogonoperca punctata (leaflip soapfish, spotted soapfish, snowflake soapfish, leaflip grouper)

  15. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus Diploprion bifasciatum (barred soapfish, two-banded soapfish)

  16. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus Diploprion drachi (yellowfin soapfish)

  17. A species of lizardfish (Synodus foetens)

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From soap + fish.

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