2
: a common silvery pink to bright red snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus) of the tropical Indo-Pacific highly esteemed for food and sport
3
: any of several fishes (as the pollack, the wolffish, or the dogfish) used as food in England but not esteemed as food fishes under their usual names
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