Definition of rockfish in English:
rockfish
nounPlural rockfishes ˈrɒkfɪʃˈrɑkˌfɪʃ
A marine fish of the scorpionfish family with a laterally compressed body. It is generally a bottom-dweller in rocky areas and is frequently of sporting or commercial value.
Genus Sebastes, family Scorpaenidae: numerous species
Example sentencesExamples
- When a snipefish was recovered from the belly of a rockfish off the coast of Southern California, it was the first found in that region for more than 40 years.
- For the first time, anglers off the Donegal coast of north-west Ireland have reported catching bluefin tuna and bluemouth rockfish.
- Now we're catching species with long life spans such as the orange roughy, rockfishes, and large groupers, many of which are now seriously threatened.
- According to the report, are several species of ‘groundfish’ are at risk, including the yelloweye rockfish.
- In the case of fisheries, vessels chasing rockfish should not destroy halibut, and boats seeking shrimp should not degrade the spawning stock of redfish.