A very large serranoid fish (Promicrops itaiara) of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. It often reaches the weight of five hundred pounds. Its color is olivaceous or yellowish, with numerous brown spots. Called also guasa, and warsaw.
A similar gigantic fish (Stereolepis gigas) of Southern California, valued as a food fish.
The black grouper of Florida and Texas.
A large herringlike fish; the tarpum.
Found off the coast of Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico, the true jewfish is a member of the grouper family and can weigh up to 750 pounds. (Giant sea bass are also sometimes referred to as jewfish.) Its firm, white meat is usually sold in steaks and fillets. Jewfish can be cooked in any manner suitable for grouper.
i) A grouper, Epinephelus itajara, of N. American, Atlantic, and Pacific coasts, ii) any of various large Australian fish used as food, esp. the mulloway.
large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre
large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales
a relative of the Grouper