Definition of pigfish

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Pigfish (n.) Any one of several species of salt-water grunts; -- called also hogfish.

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Grunt :: Grunt (n.) Any one of several species of American food fishes, of the genus Haemulon, allied to the snappers, as, the black grunt (A. Plumieri), and the redmouth grunt (H. aurolineatus), of the Southern United States; -- also applied to allied species of the genera Pomadasys, Orthopristis, and Pristopoma. Called also pigfish, squirrel fish, and grunter; -- so called from the noise it makes when taken..
Pigfish :: Pigfish (n.) Any one of several species of salt-water grunts; -- called also hogfish.
Hogfish :: Hogfish (n.) The pigfish or sailor's choice.
Pigfish :: Pigfish (n.) A sculpin. The name is also applied locally to several other fishes.
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