Hogfish \Hog"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A large West Indian and Florida food fish ({Lachnol[ae]mus}). (b) The pigfish or sailor's choice. (c) An American fresh-water fish; the log perch. (d) A large, red, spiny-headed, European marine fish ({Scorp[ae]na scrofa}).