Lethrinus
noun
Le·thri·nus
lə̇ˈthrīnəs
: a genus (the type of the family Lethrinidae) of percoid fishes that are related to those of the family Sparidae from which they are distinguished by possession of a long scaleless snout, are widely distributed in warm southern seas, and include several important food fishes and others which are regarded as dangerously toxic
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