noun a large herringlike fish; the tarpum.
2. jewfish ·noun the black grouper of florida and texas.
3. jewfish ·noun a similar gigantic fish (stereolepis gigas) of southern california, valued as a food fish.
4. jewfish ·noun 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.