/jooh"fish'/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) jewfish , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or species ) jewfishes .
any of several very large fishes, esp. of the family Serranidae, as the giant sea bass and the groupers Epinephelus itajara and E. nigritus, found in the tropical Atlantic Ocean.
[ 1690-1700; appar. JEW + FISH ]