n. The usual name of a fish of the family Pomatomidæ, the Pomatomus saltatrix, also called tailor, skipjack, blue-snapper, and green-fish.n. An occasional (New England) name of the common cunner, Ctenolabrus adspersus. See cunner.n. A Californian sciænoid fish, Cynoscion parvipinne, related to the weakfish of the eastern United States.n. A pimelepteroid fish of the Pacific coast of the United States, Girella nigricans, of a bluish-brown color, with tricuspid incisors in an outer row, and a band of smaller teeth within.n. A West Indian and Floridian labroid fish, Platyglossus radiatus, with 9 dorsal spines, cheeks and opercles naked, and well-developed posterior canines.n. Girella cyarrea, a hæmuloid fish found in Australian waters.