soldierfish
Americannoun
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soldierfish,
plural
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soldierfishes
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any of several squirrelfishes of the family Holocentridae.
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any of various other brightly colored fishes.
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Etymology
Origin of soldierfish
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; so called from its sharp spines and rough scales
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The fish included golden African snappers, blackbar soldierfish, Guinean angelfish, West African goatfish, the Monrovia doctorfish, three-banded butterflyfish, and two species of damselfish.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
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