redfish

Plural: redfish, redfishes

Noun

• An edible marine fish, often reddish in color.
• North Atlantic rockfish
• large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico
• male salmon that has recently spawned
• Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh:
• Any of genus Sebastes, or edible red rockfishs.
• Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh:
• Any of genus Sebastes, or edible red rockfishs.
• especially Sebastes norvegicus, found in North American waters, also called rosefish or ocean perch.
• Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh:
• A large red edible fish, Sciaenops ocellatus, also called channel bass or red drum.
• Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh:
• Lutjanus spp., snappers.
• Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh:
• Centroberyx affinis, eastern nannygai.
• Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh:
• Etelis oculatus, queen snapper.
• Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh:
• Rhomboplites aurorubens, vermillion snapper.
• Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh:
• A slimehead, of family Trachichthyidae.
• Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh:
• Oncorhynchus nerka, sockeye salmon.

Examples

• Catching REDFISH on a triple word square felt like landing a prize catch.

Synonyms

channel bass, ocean perch, red drum, rosefish, Sciaenops ocellatus

Related Words

Redfish Lake, channel bass, red drum, rose fish, rosefish