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Noun: jewfish  'joo,fish
  1. Large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre
    - mulloway, Sciaena antarctica
     
  2. Large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales
    - Mycteroperca bonaci

Derived forms: jewfishes

Type of: grouper, sciaenid, sciaenid fish

Part of: genus Mycteroperca, genus Sciaena, Mycteroperca, Sciaena

Encyclopedia: Jewfish, Florida