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Pigfish vs Hagfish - What's the difference?

pigfish | hagfish |

As nouns the difference between pigfish and hagfish

is that pigfish is any one of several species of salt-water grunts, called also hogfish while hagfish is any of several primitive eellike creatures, of the family myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth; considered edible in japan, their skin is used to make eelskin leather.

pigfish

English

(wikipedia pigfish)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any one of several species of salt-water grunts, called also hogfish.
  • # The (golden-spot hogfish),
  • # The (redmouth grunt),
  • # The (red pigfish),
  • Any of several other fishes thought to resemble pigs, including
  • # A sculpin, family Cottidae
  • # Fishes in the family

    • hagfish

    English

    (wikipedia hagfish)

    Noun

  • any of several primitive eellike creatures, of the family Myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth; considered edible in Japan, their skin is used to make eelskin leather

    • Synonyms

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