jewfish
[joo-fish]
- 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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The 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
The jewfish is common in more southern waters but there may well have been some strays in the Chesapeake.
The Bounty of the ChesapeakeJames Wharton
The jewfish he remembered had been calculated to tip the scales at two hundred and thirty pounds.
Motor Boat Boys Among the Florida KeysLouis Arundel
Huge fishes like the tarpon, jewfish or tuna are sooner brought to gaff by "pumping," as it is called.
Favorite Fish and FishingJames Alexander Henshall
With his stout tools and tackle he enjoys the phenomenal leaps of the tarpon, or the leviathan struggles of the jewfish.
Favorite Fish and FishingJames Alexander Henshall
jewfish
- 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
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Word Origin for jewfish
C17: of uncertain origin
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