sea bass

sea bass

also sea·bass S5194000 (sē′băs′)n.1. Any of various marine food fishes of the genus Centropristis and related genera in the family Serranidae, especially C. striata of coastal Atlantic waters of North America.2. Any of various similar fishes of several other families, including Nototheniidae, Polyprionidae, and Sciaenidae.3. European seabass.

sea bass

(bæs) n (Animals) any of various American coastal percoid fishes of the genus Centropristes and related genera, such as C. striatus (black sea bass), having an elongated body with a long spiny dorsal fin almost divided into two: family Serranidae

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(bæs)
n. 1. any of numerous marine fishes of the family Serranidae, characterized by a large mouth and an exposed upper jaw. 2. any of numerous related or similar marine food fishes.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sea bass - the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidaebasssea bass - any of various food and sport fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal finsaltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as foodstriped bass, striper - caught along the Atlantic coast of the United States
	2.	sea bass - any of various food and sport fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal finfood fish - any fish used for food by human beingsfamily Serranidae, Serranidae - marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfishserranid, serranid fish - marine food sport fishes mainly of warm coastal watersblackmouth bass, Synagrops bellus - small marine fish with black mouth and gill cavityCentropristis philadelphica, rock bass, rock sea bass - a kind of sea bassblack bass, black sea bass, Centropistes striata - bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United StatesRoccus saxatilis, striped bass, striper, rockfish - marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus MoronePolyprion americanus, stone bass, wreckfish - brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecksbelted sandfish, Serranus subligarius - found in warm shallow waters of western Atlanticgrouper - usually solitary bottom sea basses of warm seassea bass, bass - the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae