A fish (Capros aper, Zeus aper) akin to the Mackerel; so called from the shape of its snout, which is turned up.
1836. Penny Cycl., VI. 274/2. The boar-fish … may be distinguished by its mouth being more attenuated and protractile.
1861. Blight, Week Land’s End, 130. Off the Runnel Stone, the boar fish, Zeus Aper, though an exceedingly rare British fish, is abundant.
