redfish

[ red-fish ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) red·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) red·fish·es.

1. Also called ocean perch, a North Atlantic rockfish, Sebastes marinus, used for food.
2. red drum.
3. sheephead.

redfish

/ ˈrɛdˌfɪʃ /

noun

1. a male salmon that has recently spawned Compare blackfish
2. any of several red European scorpaenid fishes of the genus Sebastes , esp S. marinus , valued as a food fish

Word History and Origins

Origin of redfish¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English rede fische; red ¹, fish

Example Sentences

The Dorchester County native grew up fishing in the area, boating across the Honga River to the Chesapeake Bay to find redfish, sea trout, striped bass and other catch.

From Washington Post

Puffins are resourceful and have switched — when the waters are cool — to fish that have rebounded with strict federal management, such as haddock, hake, and redfish.

From Salon

Regardless of the cause, Nguyen knows one thing: The water he and his father once traversed in search of redfish is unrecognizable.

From Washington Post

Workers enter the facility the same way Atlantic redfish do—from the dock out back—as “lumpers” haul full-bodied fish out of boats just a few yards from an outdoor hand-washing station.

From National Geographic

Speckled trout and redfish are caught on live shrimp under popping cork and soft plastics around the reefs.

From Washington Times