Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pigfish

2 senses of pigfish

Sense 1
pigfish, giant pigfish, Achoerodus gouldii -- (found around the Great Barrier Reef)
       => wrasse -- (chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored)

Sense 2
pigfish, hogfish, Orthopristis chrysopterus -- (found from Long Island southward)
       => grunt -- (medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught)