Noun: rockfish 'rók,fish
- Marine food fish found among rocks along the northern coasts of Europe and America
"Rockfish are often caught by anglers fishing from rocky shorelines"
- Marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone
"rockfish fishing is popular along the Atlantic coast";
- striped bass, striper, Roccus saxatilis
- The lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks
"We enjoyed grilled rockfish with a spicy marinade"
Derived forms: rockfishes
Type of: saltwater fish, scorpaenid, scorpaenid fish, sea bass
Part of: genus Roccus, genus Sebastes, Roccus, Sebastes
Encyclopedia: Rockfish, North Carolina