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