| NOUN | animal | hogfish, hog snapper, Lachnolaimus maximus | large wrasse of western Atlantic |
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| animal | hogfish, pigfish, Orthopristis chrysopterus | found from Long Island southward |
| Meaning | large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout. | |
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| Synonyms | hog snapper, Lachnolaimus maximus | |
| Broader | wrasse | chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth |
| Spanish | lachnolaimus maximus | |
| Catalan | lachnolaimus maximus | |
| Meaning | Found from Long Island southward. | |
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| Synonyms | pigfish, Orthopristis chrysopterus | |
| Member of | Orthopristis, genus Orthopristis | A genus of Haemulidae |
| Broader | grunt | medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught |
| Spanish | corocoro burro, Orthopristis chrysopterus, vieja | |
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