redfish

redfish

English

an Atlantic redfish, Sebastes fasciatus, one of several species known as redfish

Etymology

red +‎ fish

Noun

redfish (plural redfish or redfishes)

1. Any of several fish with red skin or flesh.
   1. Sebastes spp., the edible red rockfish.
      1. especially Sebastes norvegicus, found in North American waters, also called rosefish or ocean perch.
   2. A large red edible fish, Sciaenops ocellatus, also called channel bass or red drum.
   3. Lutjanus spp., snappers.
   4. Centroberyx affinis, eastern nannygai.
   5. Etelis oculatus, queen snapper.
   6. Rhomboplites aurorubens, vermillion snapper.
   7. A slimehead, of family Trachichthyidae.
   8. Oncorhynchus nerka, sockeye salmon.

Derived terms

• Acadian redfish, Atlantic redfish (Sebastes fasciatus)
• deep-water redfish (Sebastes mentella)
• Norway redfish (Sebastes viviparus)

Translations

Sebastes norvegicus — see rose fish

See also

• channel bass
• red drum
• rosefish
• ocean perch
• rose fish
• Redfish Lake