Rock"fish` (?), n. (Zoöl.)
(a) Any one of several California
scorpænoid food fishes of the genus Sebastichthys, as the
red rockfish (S. ruber). They are among the most
important of California market fishes. Called also rock cod,
and garrupa. (b) The striped bass.
See Bass. (c) Any one of several
species of Florida and Bermuda groupers of the genus
Epinephelus. (d) An American fresh-
water darter; the log perch.
&fist; The term is locally applied to various other fishes.
Rock"fish` (?), n. (Zoöl.)
(a) Any one of several California
scorpænoid food fishes of the genus Sebastichthys, as the
red rockfish (S. ruber). They are among the most
important of California market fishes. Called also rock cod,
and garrupa. (b) The striped bass.
See Bass. (c) Any one of several
species of Florida and Bermuda groupers of the genus
Epinephelus. (d) An American fresh-
water darter; the log perch.
&fist; The term is locally applied to various other fishes.