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pig·fish  (pgfsh)

n. pl. pigfish or pig·fish·es

A North American grunt (Orthopristis chrysoptera) with a piglike mouth, found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States and important as a food fish. Also called hogfish.

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[From the grunting sound it makes.]

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pigfish [ˈpɪgˌfɪʃ]

n pl -fish, -fishes

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called hogfish any of several grunts, esp Orthopristis chrysopterus, of the North American Atlantic coast

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several wrasses, such as Achoerodus gouldii (giant pigfish), that occur around the Great Barrier Reef

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pigfish - found around the Great Barrier Reef Achoerodus gouldii, giant pigfish wrasse - chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored Achoerodus, genus Achoerodus - a genus of Labridae
	2.	pigfish - found from Long Island southward     Orthopristis chrysopterus, hogfish grunt - medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught genus Orthopristis, Orthopristis - a genus of Haemulidae