: any of various sea basses (especially of the genera Epinephelus and Paralabrax) of the Mediterranean, the California coast, and the warmer parts of the western Atlantic
First Known Use of cabrilla
circa 1839, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology for cabrilla
Spanish, diminutive of cabra goat, from Latin capra she-goat, feminine of caper he-goat — more at capriole