hogfish

Meaning

1. Lachnolaimus maximus, an edible species of wrasse, found in the Caribbean.
2. Several of the species of Bodianus.
3. The pigfish or sailor's choice, Orthopristis chrysoptera, or other species in genus Orthospristis.
4. Percina caprodes, an American freshwater fish, the log perch, rockfish, a kind of darter.
5. A large, red, spiny-headed, European marine fish (Scorpaena scrofa).
6. A pinfish, Lagodon rhomboides, ranging from Massachusetts to Texas.
7. A grunt, Haemulon parra.

Synonyms

pigfish

hog snapper

Orthopristis chrysopterus

Lachnolaimus maximus

redmouth grunt

dogfish

island boxfish

cunner

tautog

wrasses

Translations

lachnolaimus maximus

Lippfisch

labre

labridi

pesce porco

tautoga

tordo americano

Acanthostracion notacanthus

Bodianus pulchellus

Bodianus rufus

Cheilinus undulatus

Lachnolaimus maximus

Orthopristis chrysoptera

Etymology

From hog + fish.