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rockfish

(rŏk'fĭsh') pronunciation

n., pl. rockfish or -fish·es.

Any of various fishes living among rocks.
Any of various fishes, chiefly of the genus Sebastes, of Pacific waters.
See striped bass.

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Food Lover's Companion: rockfish

1. With over 50 varieties, this is the largest of the Pacific Coast fish families. The lowfat rockfish can be broken down into two broad categories-deep-bodied and elongated. The flesh of the deep-bodied varieties (such as yellowtail, blue rockfish and goldeneye) is firmer and more full-flavored than the softer, milder flesh of the elongated species (like bocaccio, chilipepper and shortbelly). Rockfish range widely in color from reddish-pink with black-tipped fins to orange-mottled brown to dark olive green with bright yellow fins. They average from 5 to 15 pounds and are sold whole or in fillets. The firm-fleshed rockfish is suitable for virtually any cooking method, whereas the softer flesh of the elongated varieties must be handled gently-preferably baked or poached. Some rockfish are marketed as "Pacific snapper" or "Pacific red snapper," but they are not related to the true Atlantic red snapper. 2. striped bass is also referred to as "rockfish."

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: rockfish

Name applied to species in the scorpion-fish family (Scorpaenidae), including the lionfish, redfish, and zebra fish. In North America the name is also applied to the eastern mudminnow (Umbra pygmaea, family Umbridae), one of several hardy fishes of cool, mud-bottomed ponds, lakes, and streams. Eastern mudminnows frequently bury themselves, tail first, in the mud. They are often used as bait.

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Columbia Encyclopedia: rockfish,

member of the large family Scorpaenidae (rockfishes and scorpionfishes), carnivorous fish inhabiting all seas and especially abundant in the temperate waters of the Pacific. Rockfishes are found among rocks and reefs. Of commercial importance are the black and orange rockfishes and the bocaccio of the Pacific coast and the rosefish (called also red, or ocean, perch and the John Dory) of the Atlantic. In the West Indies are found the lion-fishes and the scorpionfishes, the latter vividly marked in red, blue, and green and equipped with poisonous dorsal fin spines, which have venom glands in their grooves. The name rockfish is also applied to various other fishes that frequent rocky places. The unrelated striped bass is sometimes called rockfish. Rockfishes and scorpionfishes are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Osteichthyes, order Perciformes, family Scorpaenidae.

Wikipedia: rockfish (disambiguation)

A striped bass. Used most frequently in the mid-Atlantic United States where the fish spawns (Delaware, Maryland and Virginia). Rockfish may refer to one of the following fishes:

Striped bass, a member of the Moronidae (common name: temperate bass) family
A member of the Sebastidae family of venomous fish of the Scorpaeniformes order
The New Zealand rockfish (Acanthoclinus littoreus)
Sebastes (Alaskan rockfish) estimated to live up to 157 years, weighing approximately 60lbs, 40"-50" in length & of an orange color, these fish live approximately 2000' below the surface of the water. One such fish was caught off the Anchorage, Alaska coast in March of 2007(GMC-KUA).
Hybrid - fresh water, Fresh Water Stripe and a Sea (or saltwater) Bass. Huge fish stocked in the Southeastern U.S. Easily reaching 35 to 60 lbs and 36" in length.
Stonefish, a fish with the appearance of a rock or stone

Rockfish may also refer to:

Rockfish Seafood Grill, a Dallas, Texas restaurant chain
Rockfish River, a river in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia
Rockfish Interactive, an Arkansas-based digital marketing & technology agency
Rockfish (short film), a 2002 computer-animated short by Tim Miller of Blur Studio
Rockfish (film), a full-length film based on the short, being co-produced by and starring Vin Diesel for a release in 2007
Rock Phish, a type of computer malware

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