rockfish
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈrɑkˌfɪʃ/
- US
:
pez roca
- Declines in blue rockfish may be due to the combined effort of CPFV and skiff fishing.
- blue rockfish
- shortraker rockfish
- yellowtail rockfish
Examples
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Most of the species of rockfish studied are primarily residential as adults.
Academic text (1995) -
Looks to me like they're hoping to catch some rockfish for Sunday dinner. "It's a busy place," she commented.
Fiction book (1999) -
In other periods, increased blue rockfish abundance was limited to certain areas.
Academic text (1995) -
Habitat requirements for some species, such as grass rockfish, are well known.
Academic text (1995) -
In 1971, the limit for total rockfish retained per day decreased from 20 to 15 fish.
Academic text (1995) -
The behavior and habitat preference of shortraker rockfish may be related to the size of the fish.
Academic text (1992) -
High variability in recruitment success for rockfish species contributes to these fluctuations.
Academic text (1995) -
Schools of yellowtail rockfish were found on deep banks off Davenport at 65-100 m.
Academic text (1995) -
Striped bass, California halibut, Paralichthys californicus, chinook salmon, and rockfish are the preferred target species.
Academic text (1990) -
The restaurant is famous for its grilled rockfish, which is always fresh and delicious.
Synonyms
3
6.5
A fish with red or reddish skin often found in the sea and eaten
1
5.2
A fish that lives near the sea bottom, like cod or flounder
A large sea fish that lives off the Pacific coast of North America
A large reddish fish that lives near rocky Pacific coasts
A sea fish with a copper-coloured body that lives near the Pacific coast of North America
A small fish that lives near rocky western Atlantic coasts and has a dark body
A spotted sea fish that lives near rocky reefs in the Atlantic
A small, long fish people eat that hides among rocks near the northern Atlantic shore
A long slim fish with no scales that lives in northern Atlantic waters and people eat
A large brown fish that lives near rocks and shipwrecks in the Atlantic and Mediterranean
Compounds
A sea fish with a copper-coloured body that lives near the Pacific coast of North America
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rockfish comes from the English parts rock ('large stone') and fish ('water animal'). It names a fish that lives among rocks on the coast, which is why fishermen often catch rockfish near rocky shores.