- Food fish - Food-fish - Photographer, informally - Tropical food fish - One who, or that which, snaps; as, a snapper up of
trifles; the snapper of a whip. - Any one of several species of large sparoid food fishes of
the genus Lutjanus, abundant on the southern coasts of the United
States and on both coasts of tropical America. - A snapping turtle; as, the alligator snapper.
- A fish - To lurk; to lie in ambush. - A large perchlike marine food fish (Centropomus undecimalis)
found both on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of tropical America; --
called also ravallia, and robalo. - The cobia. - The garfish.
- A very largo East Indian freshwater fish (Osphromenus
gorami), extensively reared in artificial ponds in tropical countries,
and highly valued as a food fish. Many unsuccessful efforts have been
made to introduce it into Southern Europe.
- An aquarium fish - Brilliantly-coloured fish - Food fish - Large sea - A large oceanic fish (Lampris quttatus), inhabiting the
Atlantic Ocean. It is remarkable for its brilliant colors, which are
red, green, and blue, with tints of purple and gold, covered with round
silvery spots. Called also king of the herrings.