rock salmon

noun

1. (formerly) any of several coarse fishes when used as food, esp the dogfish or wolffish: now called rockfish or catfish

Example Sentences

It seemed to blame the catfish personally for not being a rock salmon.

From Project Gutenberg

Rock-salmon, like palpitating carnation petals, lay there wriggling their soft vermilion and gasping frantically for breath.

From Project Gutenberg