hogfish

hog·fish

H0233400 (hôg′fĭsh′, hŏg′-)n. pl. hogfish or hog·fish·es 1. An edible reddish wrasse (Lachnolaimus maximus) of the western Atlantic Ocean, having a long snout and long spines on the dorsal fin. Also called hog snapper.2. Any of various wrasses of the genus Bodianus.

hogfish

(ˈhɒɡˌfɪʃ) n, pl -fish or -fishes1. (Animals) a wrasse, Lachnolaimus maximus, that occurs in the Atlantic off the SE coast of North America. The head of the male resembles a pig's snout2. (Animals) another name for pigfish¹

hog•fish

(ˈhɔgˌfɪʃ, ˈhɒg-)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. for kinds or species) -fish•es. 1. a large, edible wrasse, Lachnolaimus maximus, of the W Atlantic. 2. any of various other fishes having a fancied resemblance to a hog, as the pigfish. [1590–1600]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hogfish - large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snouthog snapper, Lachnolaimus maximuswrasse - chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored
	2.	hogfish - found from Long Island southward Orthopristis chrysopterus, pigfishgrunt - medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caughtgenus Orthopristis, Orthopristis - a genus of Haemulidae