Category:Pinfish

Pin"fish`, n. Etym: [so called from their sharp dorsal spines.] (zoöl.) (a) the sailor's choice (diplodus, or lagodon, rhomboides). (b) the salt-water bream (diplodus holbrooki).

Note: both are excellent food fishes, common on the coast of the United states south of cape hatteras. The name is also applied to Other allied species.