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- noun Any of many marine
fish , of the family Opistognathidae, that have large mouths
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- noun small large-mouthed tropical marine fishes common along sandy bottoms; males brood egg balls in their mouths; popular aquarium fishes
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We also went through our first little swim through and saw a juvenile spotted drum and some jawfish popping their heads out of the sand.
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