What's the difference between hogfish and pigfish?

Hogfish


Definition:

  • (n.) A large West Indian and Florida food fish (Lachnolaemus).
  • (n.) The pigfish or sailor's choice.
  • (n.) An American fresh-water fish; the log perch.
  • (n.) A large, red, spiny-headed, European marine fish (Scorpaena scrofa).

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The undersea world at Cocos is as fantastical as the names of its inhabitants, from the sicklefin devil ray to the scarlet Mexican hogfish.

Pigfish


Definition:

  • (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.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) After the Wuss Island revelations we dine on medium rare steak (perfect) and kingfish with pigfish as the entree.

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