muttonfish

Etymology

From mutton + fish.

muttonfish means Any of several Atlantic and Caribbean fishes which are said to taste of mutton, especially a mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis), an ocean pout (Macrozoarces americanus), or an Irish pompano (Diapterus auratus). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.

noun

Any of several Atlantic and Caribbean fishes which are said to taste of mutton, especially a mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis), an ocean pout (Macrozoarces americanus), or an Irish pompano (Diapterus auratus).
Any of several edible molluscs of the genus Haliotis; an abalone.“Some mornings when the tide was right out we went onto the reef with screwdrivers to prise off abalone, which we called muttonfish.”