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Muttonfish

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mutton snappernounLutjanus analis, a snapper native to the Atlantic coastal waters of the Americas from Massachusetts to southern Brazil.
lutjanus analisnounsimilar to and often marketed as `red snapper';

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mutton snappernounLutjanus analis, a snapper native to the Atlantic coastal waters of the Americas from Massachusetts to southern Brazil.
lutjanus analisnounsimilar to and often marketed as `red snapper';
red mulletnounany fish of the genus Mullus in the family Mullidae
monkfishnounAny large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic, having a large head and mouth.
weatherfishnounA loach of the genus Misgurnus
red snappernounAny of several Atlantic foodfishes, of the genus Lutjanus, that have reddish bodies
mangrove snappernounLutjanus griseus, a snapper native to the western Atlantic Ocean from Massachusetts to Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean Sea.
hogfishnounLachnolaimus maximus, an edible species of wrasse, found in the Caribbean.
butterfishnounPerciform fish of the family Stromateidae, including the genera Pampus, Peprilus and Stromateus.
moonfishnounAny of various flat, oval marine fish of numerous species in several families:
pompanonoun(chiefly US) A Pacific pompano, an edible butterfish of species Peprilus simillimus.
mullidnoun(zoology) Any fish in the family Mullidae, the goatfish or red mullets.
mulletnounA hairstyle where the hair is kept short on the top and sides and long at the back.
bugfishnoun(US, dated) The menhaden.
mahogany snappernounThe fish Lutjanus mahogoni.
jack mackerelnounAny of various edible fish, especially of genus Trachurus, but also genera Caranx, Acanthocybium, and Euthynnus.
bluefishnounA voracious fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) found in waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.
allmouthnounAny of the order Lophiiformes of anglerfish, such as Lophius piscatorius.
fanfishnounAny pomfret of the genus Pteraclis
yeltingnoun(obsolete) A fish, the mangrove snapper or gray snapper, Lutjanus griseus.

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