Found from Long Island southward

• Head of male resembles a pig's snout
• Large wrasse of western Atlantic

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Log \Log\, n. [Icel. l[=a]g a felled tree, log; akin to E. lie. See Lie to lie prostrate.] A bulky piece of wood which has not been shaped by hewing or sawing. [Prob. the same word as in sense 1; cf. LG. log, lock, Dan. log, Sw. logg.] (Naut.) An apparatus ...

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 ...

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)]

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 ...