1
offensive
: goliath grouper
Note: The American Fisheries Society and Committee on Names of Fishes officially renamed this fish the goliath grouper in 2001 due to the offensiveness of the historical name.
2
chiefly Australia
: any of several chiefly Australian perch (such as Johnius australis and Glaucosoma hebraicum) of coastal waters
especially
: mulloway
3
chiefly Australia
: a freshwater catfish (Tandanus tandanus) of eastern Australian rivers
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About 20 years ago, a committee of fish experts renamed the jewfish into the goliath grouper.
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Seth Borenstein, Star Tribune, 9 July 2021
Once called the jewfish, a name considered a bit insensitive for modern times, the goliath grouper suffered severe declines through the 20th century.
—David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Apr. 2021
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Seth Borenstein, Star Tribune, 9 July 2021
Once called the jewfish, a name considered a bit insensitive for modern times, the goliath grouper suffered severe declines through the 20th century.
—David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Apr. 2021
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“Jewfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jewfish. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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