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n. - Brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels.

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  • It is suggested that younger children, whose developing nervous systems are susceptible to damage by contaminants, obtain omega-3 from species such as goatfish,...
  • The goatfish of the Red Sea swim in groups of a dozen.
  • Group foraging is so ingrained in goatfish that individuals kept in separate (but adjacent) tanks will synchronize their movements even if they have never hunted.
  • I have had the swordfish, the Alsatian thin crust pizza now written about everywhere it seems, the pine-nut crusted halibut, the rosemary baked chicken, the Roman-style baby...
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