jewfish

• ⇰ A very large serranoid fish (<spn>Promicrops itaiara</spn>) of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. It often reaches the weight of five hundred pounds. Its color is olivaceous or yellowish, with numerous brown spots. Called also guasa>, and warsaw>.
• ⇰ A similar gigantic fish (<spn>Stereolepis gigas</spn>) of Southern California, valued as a food fish.
• ⇰ The black grouper of Florida and Texas.
• ⇰ A large herringlike fish; the tarpum.