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n. 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.

n. Any one of several species of salt-water grunts, called also hogfish.

n. A sculpin

n. Any of several other fishes.

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

n. A sculpin. The name is also applied locally to several other fishes.

n. Any one of various fishes which make a grunting noise when taken out of the water.

n. found around the Great Barrier Reef

n. found from Long Island southward

"In the vicinity of Wilmington, considerable line fishing is done at times on the blackfish banks located several miles off shore, sea bass, grunts and pigfish being the species taken."

wrasse    grunt   

pigfishes    hogfish