jewfish
any of several very large fishes, especially of the family Serranidae, as the giant sea bass and the groupers Epinephelus itajara and E. nigritus, found in the tropical Atlantic Ocean.
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Another jewfish, a tropical species (Promicrops itaiara), growing even larger than the one named, is also found in Florida waters.
Favorite Fish and Fishing | James Alexander HenshallHuge fishes like the tarpon, jewfish or tuna are sooner brought to gaff by "pumping," as it is called.
Favorite Fish and Fishing | James Alexander HenshallWith his stout tools and tackle he enjoys the phenomenal leaps of the tarpon, or the leviathan struggles of the jewfish.
Favorite Fish and Fishing | James Alexander HenshallThe jewfish he remembered had been calculated to tip the scales at two hundred and thirty pounds.
Motor Boat Boys Among the Florida Keys | Louis ArundelThe Philippine giant sea-bass, or jewfish, belongs to the same family as does the California species.
The Philippines Past and Present (Volume 2 of 2) | Dean Conant Worcester
British Dictionary definitions for jewfish
/ (ˈdʒuːˌfɪʃ) /
any of various large dark serranid fishes, such as Mycteroperca bonaci, of warm or tropical seas
Australian any of various marine sciaenid food and game fish, esp the mulloway
Australian a large food fish of W Australian waters Glaucosama hebraicum
Origin of jewfish
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