1. Found from Long Island southward
   "Pigfish are often caught while fishing for other species near piers";
   - hogfish, Orthopristis chrysopterus
    
2. Western blue groper found in southern Australian waters
   "Divers spotted a large pigfish among the coral"; "The giant pigfish can grow to over a meter in length";
   - giant pigfish, Achoerodus gouldii

Derived forms: pigfishes

Type of: grunt, wrasse

Part of: Achoerodus, genus Achoerodus, genus Orthopristis, Orthopristis

Encyclopedia: Pigfish