rock bass

[ bas ]

noun

1. a game fish, Ambloplites rupestris, of the sunfish family, inhabiting freshwater streams of the eastern U.S.
2. striped bass.

rock bass

/ bæs /

noun

1. a North American freshwater percoid fish, Ambloplites rupestris : an important food fish; family Centrarchidae (sunfishes, etc)
2. any similar or related fish

Word History and Origins

Origin of rock bass¹

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Example Sentences

I picture the rock bass darting through the sunbeams in the water and hear the cicadas humming in the trees.

From Scientific American

Under the water are largemouth bass, as well as sunfish, rock bass and yellow perch.

From New York Times

They included those of smallmouth and rock bass.

From Washington Times

Along with channel catfish, the lake is stocked with rainbow trout, rock bass, bass carp, brown trout and brown bullhead.

From Seattle Times

The fish were added to Deerfield Reservoir in 2015 to deal with an overabundance of rock bass, a smaller predatory fish, the Rapid City Journal reported .

From Seattle Times