'Epinephelus punctatus' definitions:

Definition of 'Epinephelus punctatus'

From: GCIDE

Butterfish \But"ter*fish`\, n. (Zool.) A name given to several different fishes, in allusion to their slippery coating of mucus, as the {Stromateus triacanthus} of the Atlantic coast, the {Epinephelus punctatus} of the southern coast, the rock eel, and the kelpfish of New Zealand. [1913 Webster]