Noun: jewfish 'joo,fish
- Large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales
"The jewfish can grow to enormous sizes in tropical waters";
- Mycteroperca bonaci
- Large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre
"jewfish is a popular target for recreational fishers in Australia";
- mulloway, Sciaena antarctica
Derived forms: jewfishes
Type of: groper [Austral, NZ], grouper, sciaenid, sciaenid fish
Part of: genus Mycteroperca, genus Sciaena, Mycteroperca, Sciaena
Encyclopedia: Jewfish, Florida