rockfish | ||
1. | [ noun ] (zoology) marine food fish found among rocks along the northern coasts of Europe and America | |
Related terms: | scorpaenid vermillion_rockfish copper_rockfish red_rockfish rosefish Sebastodes | |
2. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) the lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks | |
Related terms: | saltwater_fish redfish | |
3. | [ noun ] (zoology) marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone | |
Synonyms: | striper Roccus_saxatilis striped_bass | |
Related terms: | sea_bass Roccus | |
Similar spelling: |
rosefish rough_fish |