rockfish

English

Etymology

rock +‎ fish

Noun

rockfish (countable and uncountable, plural rockfish or rockfishes)

  1. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically:
    1. The striped bass (Morone saxatilis)
    2. The logperch (Percina caprodes), also known as the common logperch or log perch
    3. The long-spined bullhead (Taurulus bubalis)
    4. Many species in the genus Sebastes
  2. (usually uncountable) The rock salmon.

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