red hind

noun

1

: a grouper (Epinephelus guttatus) ranging from the Carolinas to Brazil having red spots, being variably colored but usually light gray, tannish yellow, or whitish, and being important as a food fish in Cuba

called also cabrilla

2

: graysby

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