What is "soapfish"

Soapfish \Soap"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any serranoid fish of the genus Rhypticus; -- so called from the soapy feeling of its skin.

n. Any of several serranoid fish, of the genus (taxlink Rhypticus genus noshow=1), that have a slimy mucus-covered skin.

n. fishes with slimy mucus-covered skin; found in the warm Atlantic coastal waters of America