sparid

/ˈspɛrəd/
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Definitions of sparid
  1. noun
    spiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well-developed teeth
    synonyms: sparid fish
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    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
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