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Jewfish   /dʒˈufˌɪʃ/   Listen
Jewfish

noun
1.
Large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre.  Synonyms: mulloway, Sciaena antarctica.
2.
Large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales.  Synonym: Mycteroperca bonaci.






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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



Words linked to "Jewfish" :   genus Sciaena, genus Mycteroperca, Sciaena, sciaenid, grouper, mulloway, sciaenid fish, Mycteroperca bonaci, Mycteroperca



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