papagallo
noun
pa·pa·ga·llo
ˌpäpəˈgī(ˌ)ō
plural -s
: a large brightly colored food fish (Nematistius pectoralis) related to the amberfishes and found from southern California to Peru
called also roosterfish
Word History
Etymology
alteration (probably influenced by Spanish gallo cock, from Latin gallus) of Spanish papagayo, literally, parrot; from the colored spines of the first dorsal fin that suggest a bird's comb