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Hogfish
Meaning
Noun
●
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.
●
In Perch and darters, Percoid fish, Scorpaeniform fish, Sparids & Wrasses:
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.
Sourced from
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Origin
hogfish
English
fish
English
fiscian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
hog
English
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Speckled Trout
Channel Catfish
Northern Pike
Leopard Shark
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