单词	pigfish
释义	pigfish /ˈpɪɡfɪʃ / noun (plural same or pigfishes) 1A deep-bodied scaleless fish with a protuberant snout, which lives in the cooler seas of the southern hemisphere. Family Congiopodidae: several genera and species. Huge abalone, crayfish, dogfish, beautiful seahorses, blue cod, southern pigfish and carpet sharks are just some of the inhabitants to look out for.... Inside, I find shoals of cardinalfish, then on the hull some nosy red pigfish and resting goatfish. Young Pigfish are pinkish with thin stipes on the sides of the body and red lines on the head. 2 [usually with modifier] Any of a number of other marine fishes, especially one that grunts: A western Atlantic grunt (Orthopristis chrysoptera, family Pomadasyidae). A wrasse or groper (genera Bodianus and Achoerodus, family Labridae) found around Australia and New Zealand. Compare with hogfish. Like other members of the grunt family, a pigfish makes a grunting sound by rubbing the teeth in their throat together.... Pigfish are members of the grunt family (Haenulidae) which are noted for the rasping or grunting sounds they make in their throat when captured on a hook or otherwise disturbed. Pigfish (Orthopristis chrysoptera) are in the grunt family and are another good bait for most bottom fish.
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