Definition of hogfishes:
(n) :
Lachnolaimus maximus, an edible species of wrasse, found in the Caribbean.
(n) :
The pigfish or sailor's choice, Orthopristis chrysoptera, or other species in genus Orthospristis.
(n) :
Several of the species of Bodianus.
(n) :
A grunt, Haemulon parra.
(n) :
A pinfish, Lagodon rhomboides, ranging from Massachusetts to Texas.
(n) :
Percina caprodes, an American freshwater fish, the log perch, rockfish, a kind of darter.