sparid fish

/ˌspɛrəd fɪʃ/

Definitions of sparid fish

1. noun

   spiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well-developed teeth
   synonyms: sparid

   types:

   Archosargus probatocephalus, sheepshead

   large (up to 20 lbs) food fish of the eastern coast of the United States and Mexico

   Lagodon rhomboides, pinfish, sailor's-choice, squirrelfish

   similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States

   Chrysophrys auratus, snapper

   Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots

   type of:

   percoid, percoid fish, percoidean

   any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes