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Centropristis atrarius
Blackfish Black"fish, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) A small kind of whale, of the genus Globicephalus, of several species. The most common is G. melas. Also sometimes applied to other whales of larger size. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The tautog of New England (Tautoga). 3. (Zo["o]l.) The black sea bass (Centropristis atrarius) of the Atlantic coast. It is excellent food fish; -- locally called also black Harry. 4. (Zo["o]l.) A fish of southern Europe (Centrolophus pompilus) of the Mackerel family. 5. (Zo["o]l.) The female salmon in the spawning season. Note: The name is locally applied to other fishes.
Serranus or Centropristis atrarius
Sea bass Sea" bass` . (Zo["o]l.) (a) A large marine food fish (Serranus, or Centropristis, atrarius) which abounds on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It is dark bluish, with black bands, and more or less varied with small white spots and blotches. Called also, locally, blue bass, black sea bass, blackfish, bluefish, and black perch. (b) A California food fish (Cynoscion nobile); -- called also white sea bass, and sea salmon.

Meaning of Atrarius from wikipedia

- Xenomystax atrarius, the deepwater conger or twinpored eel, is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert...
- Pimelodus nebulosus Lesueur, 1819 Pimelodus dekayi Girard, 1859 Pimelodus atrarius DeKay, 1842 Pimelodus felis Ag****iz, 1850 Pimelodus hoyi Girard, 1859 Pimelodus...
- family Congridae. It currently contains the following species: Xenomystax atrarius C. H. Gilbert, 1891 (Deepwater conger) Xenomystax austrinus D. G. Smith...