noun
- plural of pinfish; small marine fish of the porgy family found in coastal waters
Usage: marine biology
Examples
- The shallow bay was teeming with pinfishes.
- Young pinfishes often hide among seagrass beds.
- Anglers frequently catch pinfishes while fishing for larger species.
- The aquarium’s coastal exhibit featured several species of pinfishes.
- Pinfishes are important prey for larger predatory fish.
- Marine biologists studied the feeding habits of pinfishes in the estuary.