scup

Noun

• found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish

• porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America

• lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States

• flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  northern porgy , northern scup , Stenotomus chrysops , southern porgy , southern scup , Stenotomus aculeatus , porgy