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Definition of rockfish

Rockfish
Rockfish Rock"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any one of several California scorp[ae]noid food fishes of the genus Sebastichthys, as the red rockfish (S. ruber). They are among the most important of California market fishes. Called also rock cod, and garrupa. (b) The striped bass. See Bass. (c) Any one of several species of Florida and Bermuda groupers of the genus Epinephelus. (d) An American fresh-water darter; the log perch. Note: The term is locally applied to various other fishes.
rockfish
Garrupa Gar*ru"pa, n. [Prob. fr. Pg. garupa crupper. Cf. Grouper the fish.] (Zo["o]l.) One of several species of California market fishes, of the genus Sebastichthys; -- called also rockfish. See Rockfish.

Meaning of rockfish from wikipedia

- Rockfish is a common term for several species of fish, referring to their tendency to hide among rocks. The name rockfish is used for many kinds of fish...
- The rougheye rockfish (Sebastes aleuti****) is a rockfish of the genus Sebastes. It is also known as the blackthroat rockfish, rougheye seaperch, blacktip...
- Rockfish is a common type of fish, actually of many species. Rockfish may also refer to: Rockfish, North Carolina, United States, a census-designated...
- The yelloweye rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the...
- Rockfish Gap is a wind gap located in the Blue Ridge Mountains between Charlottesville and Waynesboro, Virginia, United States, through Afton Mountain...
- The black rockfish (Sebastes melanops), also known variously as the black seaperch, black b****, black rock cod, sea b****, black snapper and Pacific Ocean...
- Rockfish is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States. It was among the communities severely affected by flash flooding from...
- The copper rockfish (Sebastes caurinus), also known as the copper seaperch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae...
- The canary rockfish (Sebastes pinniger), also known as the orange rockfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae...
- The shortraker rockfish (Sebastes borealis) is an offs****, demersal species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes...