pinfish

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pinfish
    n 1: similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays
         along the southeastern coast of the United States [syn:
         {pinfish}, {sailor's-choice}, {squirrelfish}, {Lagodon
         rhomboides}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pinfish \Pin"fish`\, n. [So called from their sharp dorsal
   spines.] (Zool.)
   (a) The sailor's choice ({Diplodus rhomboides} syn. {Lagodon
       rhomboides}).
   (b) The salt-water bream ({Diplodus Holbrooki}).
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   Note: Both are excellent food fishes, common on the coast of
         the United States south of Cape Hatteras. The name is
         also applied to other allied species.
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