[ noun ] similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States <noun.animal>
Pinfish \Pin"fish`\, n. [So called from their sharp dorsal spines.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) The sailor's choice ({Diplodus rhomboides} syn. {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.