Large wrasse of western Atlantic

• Found from Long Island southward
• Head of male resembles a pig's snout

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The hogfish ( Lachnolaimus maximus ), is a species of wrasse native to the western Atlantic Ocean , with a range from Nova Scotia , Canada to northern South America , including the Gulf of Mexico . This species occurs around reefs , especially preferring ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pigfish \Pig"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of salt-water grunts; -- called also hogfish . A sculpin. The name is also applied locally to several other fishes.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout [syn: hog snapper , Lachnolaimus maximus ] found from Long Island southward [syn: pigfish , Orthopristis chrysopterus ] [also: hogfishes (pl)]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (taxlink Lachnolaimus maximus species noshow=1), an edible species of wrasse, found in the Caribbean. 2 Several of the species of (taxlink Bodianus genus noshow=1). 3 The pigfish or (vern sailor's choice pedia=1), (taxlink Orthopristis chrysoptera ...