Cirrhitidae

plural noun

Cir·​rhit·​i·​dae

sə̇ˈritəˌdē

: a family of small brilliantly colored percoid fishes of the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans especially abundant about coral reefs

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Cirrhitus, type genus (irregular from Latin cirritus having filaments, from cirrus curl) + -idae

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