What does "wreckfish" mean?

Any of the perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.

What is a synonym for "wreckfish"?

Common synonyms include: polyprion, polyprion americanus, stone bass.

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Noun

1
Any of the perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.
2
brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecks wordnet

From wreck + fish, since it often comes in with wreckage.