Scorpene \Scor"pene\, n. [F. scorp[`e]ne, fr. L. scorpaena a kind of fish, Gr. ?.] (Zool.) A marine food fish of the genus {Scorpaena}, as the European hogfish ({Scorpaena scrofa}), and the California species ({Scorpaena guttata}). [1913 Webster]
Hogfish \Hog"fish`\, n. (Zool.) (a) A large West Indian and Florida food fish ({Lachnol[ae]mus}). (b) The pigfish or sailor's choice. (c) An American fresh-water fish; the log perch. (d) A large, red, spiny-headed, European marine fish ({Scorp[ae]na scrofa}). [1913 Webster]