Cephalopholis
noun
Ceph·a·lo·pho·lis
: a genus of groupers (family Serranidae) including the coney (C. fulvus) and other food fish
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from cephal- + Pholis, genus of fishes, from Greek phōlis, a sea fish that hides in mud; akin to Greek phōleos den and perhaps to Old English būan to dwell