roncador

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Any of several species of Californian sciaenoid food fishes, especially Roncador stearnsi (spotfin croaker) and others in the Sciaenidae family.

Synonyme

kingfish

tomcod

fusca croaker

fusca drum

king croaker

king-fish

Etymologie (Englisch)

From Spanish roncador (“a snorer”), from roncar (“to snore”). So called in allusion to the grunting noise made by them on being taken from the water.