hogfish

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Meaning

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

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pigfish hog snapper lachnolaimus maximus orthopristis chrysopterus kingfish devilfish bluefish hawkfish weatherfish ladyfish

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