rockfish

[ rok-fish ]

noun

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

1. any of various fishes found among rocks.
2. striped bass ( def ).
3. any of the North Pacific and Atlantic marine fishes of the genus Sebastes.
4. scorpionfish ( def ).

rockfish

/ ˈrɒkˌfɪʃ /

noun

1. any of various fishes that live among rocks, esp scorpaenid fishes of the genus Sebastodes and related genera, such as S. caurinus ( copper rockfish ) of North American Pacific coastal waters
2. any of several coarse fishes when used as food, esp the dogfish or wolffish Formerly calledrock salmon

Word History and Origins

Origin of rockfish¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; rock ¹ + fish

Example Sentences

The last photos recovered from a phone were taken at 2:43 p.m. and show a passenger holding a rockfish.

From Seattle Times

“Some people are bringing in black cod or rockfish or albacore,” Bates told me.

From Los Angeles Times

William Smith, who goes by Captain Smitty, said he lost about three-fourths of his charter business because he couldn’t take passengers salmon fishing, and also saw losses because of restrictions on the rockfish season.

From Los Angeles Times

I grew up fishing with my dad on Fauntleroy Cove, feasting on fried rockfish and falling asleep to ferryboat foghorns.

From Seattle Times

Deepwater corals extend off the pilings like branching trees, and shoals of striped rockfish that make up roughly 90 percent of the species of fish associated with the platform’s habitat.

From National Geographic