1. Large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout
   "The hogfish's distinctive profile makes it easy to identify";
   - hog snapper, Lachnolaimus maximus
    
2. Found from Long Island southward
   "hogfish are often caught while fishing for other species near piers";
   - pigfish, Orthopristis chrysopterus

Derived forms: hogfishes

Type of: grunt, wrasse

Part of: genus Orthopristis, Orthopristis

Encyclopedia: Hogfish