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Any one of a group of fishes having the dorsal and anal fins partially covered with scales.

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  1. n. Any one of a group of fishes having the dorsal and anal fins partially covered with scales.
  2. Any one of a group of fishes having the dorsal and anal fins partially covered with scales. Note: They are compressed and mostly, bright-colored tropical fishes, belonging to Chætodon and allied genera. Many of them are called soral fishes, and angel fishes.
  3. Any one of a group of fishes having the dorsal and anal finspartially covered with scales.