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cobblerfish

cobblerfish

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Noun

cobblerfish (plural cobblerfish or cobblerfishes)

  1. Any of various catfish.
    1. Trachinotus carolinus
      • 1958, C. Richard Robins, Check List of the Florida Game and Commercial Marine Fishes, Including Those of the Gulf of Mexico and the West Indies, with Approved Common Names:
        Common pompano, carolina pompano, cobblerfish, butterfish.
      • 2008, David A. McKee, Fishes of the Texas Laguna Madre: A Guide for Anglers and Naturalists:
        Florida Pompano--Trachinotus carolinus. Other names: pompano, cobblerfish, palometa
      • 2016, Nick Karas, Sight Fishing the Flats and Beyond:
        Also known as cobblerfish, the Carolina or Florida pompano is so similar in body construction to the permit that an ichthyologist may be needed to distinguish 2- or 3- pounds specimens of these species.

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