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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Scorpene \Scor"pene\, n. [F. scorp[`e]ne, fr. L. scorpaena a kind of fish, Gr. ?.] (Zool.) A marine food fish of the genus Scorpaena, as the European hogfish (Scorpaena scrofa), and the California species (Scorpaena guttata). [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hogfish \Hog"fish`\, n. (Zool.) (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). [1913 Webster]