noun
- Flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States.
- Lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States.
- synonyms: porgy
- Porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America.
- synonyms: southern porgy, southern scup, Stenotomus aculeatus
- Found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish.
- synonyms: northern porgy, northern scup, Stenotomus chrysops
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