jewfish

[ joo-fish ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) jew·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) jew·fish·es.

1. any of several very large fishes, especially of the family Serranidae, as the giant sea bass and the groupers Epinephelus itajara and E. nigritus, found in the tropical Atlantic Ocean.

jewfish

/ ˈdʒuːˌfɪʃ /

noun

1. any of various large dark serranid fishes, such as Mycteroperca bonaci , of warm or tropical seas
2. any of various marine sciaenid food and game fish, esp the mulloway
3. a large food fish of W Australian waters Glaucosama hebraicum

Word History and Origins

Origin of jewfish¹

1690–1700; apparently Jew + fish

Word History and Origins

Origin of jewfish¹

C17: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

About 20 years ago, a committee of fish experts renamed the jewfish into the goliath grouper.

From Seattle Times

While there was some regulation, over-fishing was causing significant declines of saucer scallop, east coast Australian snapper, pearl perch, black jewfish and some shark species.

From The Guardian

Caracol Bay had relatively intact offshore mangroves, fringing coral reefs and critically endangered species like the Atlantic leatherback sea turtle and the black jewfish.

From New York Times

Jimmy imagines striding into camp, a jewfish slung over one shoulder, a clutch of softly ticking crays hung from their whiskers in his other fist.

From The Guardian

The jewfish is common in more southern waters but there may well have been some strays in the Chesapeake.

From Project Gutenberg