Roncador \Ron`ca*dor"\, n. [Sp., a snorer, fr. roncar to snore. So called in allusion to the grunting noise made by them on being taken from the water. ] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of California sci[ae]noid food fishes, especially Roncador Stearnsi, which is an excellent market fish, and the red roncador (Corvina, or Johnius, saturna).

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)