rockfish

noun

rock·fish ˈräk-ˌfish

: any of various fishes that live among rocks or on rocky bottoms: such as

: any of a genus (Sebastes) of scorpaenid fishes including many important food fishes

: striped bass

: any of several groupers

Examples of rockfish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The total catches of hard blue crab, rockfish (also known as striped bass), yellow perch and other native Maryland species have declined between 27 percent and 91 percent since 2012, according to the state. —

Joe Heim, Washington Post, 18 July 2024 News item: This week marks the start of a two-week closure on sport fishing for Maryland’s state fish, the striped bass, or rockfish. —

Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024 No trip to the Oregon coast is complete without splurging on seafood — oysters, Dungeness crab, rockfish, halibut and more are all native to our shores. —

Meira Gebel, Axios, 9 July 2024 The 13 courses include live scallops, vermilion rockfish, Ishiyaki lobster with uni and wild morel mushroom, a generous nigiri sushi selection and two delicate desserts. —

Pat Saperstein, Variety, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for rockfish

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