- A very large serranoid fish (Promicrops itaiara) of
Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. It often reaches the weight of five
hundred pounds. Its color is olivaceous or yellowish, with numerous
brown spots. Called also guasa, and warsaw. - A similar gigantic fish (Stereolepis gigas) of Southern
California, valued as a food fish. - The black grouper of Florida and Texas. - A large herringlike fish; the tarpum.
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