wreckfish

wreckfish [rek-fish] Word Origin noun, plural wreck·fish·es, (especially collectively) wreck·fish.

1. a large brown fish, Polyprion americanus, of the sea bass family, inhabiting the Mediterranean Sea and tropical Atlantic Ocean, often occurring in groups near wrecks.

Origin of wreckfish 1875–80; wreck + -fish Also called stone bass. British Dictionary definitions for wreckfish wreckfish noun plural -fish or -fishes

1. another name for stone bass

Word Origin for wreckfish so called because it is often found near wrecked ships