pinfish

pin·fish

P0313900 (pĭn′fĭsh′)n. pl. pinfish or pin·fish·es Any of several small spiny-finned marine fishes of the family Sparidae, especially Lagodon rhomboides of North America, found in coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.

pinfish

(ˈpɪnˌfɪʃ) n, pl -fish or -fishes (Animals) a small porgy, Lagodon rhomboides, occurring off the SE North American coast of the Atlantic. Also called: sailor's choice [so named because it has spines]

pin•fish

(ˈpɪnˌfɪʃ)

n., pl. -fish•es, (esp. collectively) -fish. a small, spiny-finned porgy, Lagodonrhomboides, inhabiting bays of the S Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the U.S. [1875–80, Amer.]

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pinfish - similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United StatesLagodon rhomboides, sailor's-choice, squirrelfishsparid, sparid fish - spiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well-developed teethgenus Lagodon, Lagodon - a genus of Sparidae