HOGFISH

pigfish, hogfish, Orthopristis chrysopterus

(noun) found from Long Island southward

hogfish, hog snapper, Lachnolaimus maximus

(noun) large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig’s snout

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hogfish (plural hogfishes or hogfish)

Lachnolaimus maximus, an edible species of wrasse, found in the Caribbean.

Several of the species of Bodianus.

The pigfish or sailor's choice, Orthopristis chrysoptera, or other species in genus Orthospristis.

Percina caprodes, an American freshwater fish, the log perch, rockfish, a kind of darter.

A large, red, spiny-headed, European marine fish (Scorpaena scrofa).

A pinfish, Lagodon rhomboides, ranging from Massachusetts to Texas.

A grunt, Haemulon parra.

Source: Wiktionary


Hog"fish`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) A large West Indian and Florida food fish (Lachnolæmus). (b) The pigfish or sailor's choice. (c) An American fresh-water fish; the log perch. (d) A large, red, spiny-headed, European marine fish (Scorpæna scrofa).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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