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Jewfish   /dʒˈufˌɪʃ/   Listen
noun
Jewfish  n.  (Zool.)
1.
A very large serranoid fish (Promicrops itaiara) of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. It often reaches the weight of five hundred pounds. Its color is olivaceous or yellowish, with numerous brown spots. Called also guasa, and warsaw.
2.
A similar gigantic fish (Stereolepis gigas) of Southern California, valued as a food fish.
3.
The black grouper of Florida and Texas.
4.
A large herringlike fish; the tarpum.





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"Jewfish" Quotes from Famous Books



... steadily diminished the weight of the rod and the size of the line; and they have prohibited the use of gang hooks and nets. In this respect the initiative of the Tuna Club of Santa Catalina is worthy of the highest admiration. Even though the leaping tuna, the jewfish and the sword-fish are big and powerful, the club has elected to raise the standard of sportsmanship by making captures more difficult than ever before. A higher degree of skill, and nerve and judgment, is ...
— Our Vanishing Wild Life - Its Extermination and Preservation • William T. Hornaday


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