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soapfish en · NOUN

Etymology

From soap + fish.

Meanings

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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