Commercially important food fish (Sebastes marinus) of the scorpion fish family (Scorpaenidae), found in the Atlantic along European and North American coasts. It has a large mouth, large eyes, and spines on its head and cheeks. It grows to about 40 in. (1 m) long. Related species include S. owstoni, a food fish of the Orient, and the Norway haddock (S. viviparus) of Europe. Both are red and grow to about 10 in. (25 cm) long.

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WordNet: redfish

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: North Atlantic rockfish
Synonyms: rosefish, ocean perch

Meaning #2: large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico
Synonyms: red drum, channel bass, Sciaenops ocellatus

Meaning #3: male salmon that has recently spawned

Wikipedia: redfish

Redfish is a common name for several species of fish. It is most commonly applied to members of the deep-sea genus Sebastes, or the reef dwelling snappers, Lutjanus. It is also applied to the slimeheads or roughies (family Trachichthyidae), and the alfonsinos (Berycidae).

Species known as "Redfish"
Country	Species	Other common names
Australia, UK	Centroberyx affinis	Redfish, eastern nannygai
Australia	Lutjanus erythropterus	Crimson snapper
Australia	Lutjanus malabaricus	Malabar blood snapper
Australia	Lutjanus sebae	Emperor red snapper
Barbados	Etelis oculatus	Queen snapper
Canada	Sebastes mentella	Deep-water redfish
Trinidad and Tobago	Lutjanus buccanella	Blackfin snapper
Trinidad and Tobago	Lutjanus purpureus	Southern red snapper
Trinidad and Tobago	Lutjanus synagris	Lane snapper
Trinidad and Tobago	Rhomboplites aurorubens	Vermillion snapper
UK	Oncorhynchus nerka	Sockeye salmon
UK	Sebastes fasciatus	Acadian redfish
USA	Micropterus punctulatus	Spotted bass
USA	Sciaenops ocellatus	Red drum
USA	Sebastes marinus	Ocean perch
USA	Sebastes viviparus	Norway redfish

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