jewfish

/joo-fish/US // ˈdʒuˌfɪʃ //UK // (ˈdʒuːˌfɪʃ) //

珠宝鱼,宝鱼,宝石鱼,珠宝玉石

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural jew·fish, jew·fish·es.
- : any of several very large fishes, especially of the family Serranidae, as the giant sea bass and the groupers Epinephelus itajara and E. nigritus, found in the tropical Atlantic Ocean.

Another jewfish, a tropical species (Promicrops itaiara), growing even larger than the one named, is also found in Florida waters.
Huge fishes like the tarpon, jewfish or tuna are sooner brought to gaff by "pumping," as it is called.
With his stout tools and tackle he enjoys the phenomenal leaps of the tarpon, or the leviathan struggles of the jewfish.
The jewfish he remembered had been calculated to tip the scales at two hundred and thirty pounds.
The Philippine giant sea-bass, or jewfish, belongs to the same family as does the California species.