hogfish
noun
hog·fish
ˈhȯg-ˌfish 
ˈhäg-
: a large West Indian and Florida wrasse (Lachnolaimus maximus) often used for food
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Most recommended restaurants The restaurant recommended most frequently was FreshCo Fish Market & Grill in Kendall, a seafood market and restaurant that features some of the best hogfish in town.
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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
Several Miami residents were issued notices to appear in court Wednesday afternoon after Sheriff’s Office officials checked their haul off of Key Largo and found two undersized hogfish, MCSO said.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2024
By tracking changes in skin color, the light-sensitive opsins could allow hogfish to fine-tune their color changing to match their surroundings.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2023
This is the wavelength of light that the pigment granules in the hogfish absorb best.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Aug. 2023
Based on previous studies, Schweikert and her colleagues knew that hogfish skin contains a blue-light-sensitive protein called SWS1.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 22 Aug. 2023
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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
Several Miami residents were issued notices to appear in court Wednesday afternoon after Sheriff’s Office officials checked their haul off of Key Largo and found two undersized hogfish, MCSO said.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2024
By tracking changes in skin color, the light-sensitive opsins could allow hogfish to fine-tune their color changing to match their surroundings.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2023
This is the wavelength of light that the pigment granules in the hogfish absorb best.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Aug. 2023
Based on previous studies, Schweikert and her colleagues knew that hogfish skin contains a blue-light-sensitive protein called SWS1.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 22 Aug. 2023
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“Hogfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hogfish. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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