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Rockfish

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Rockfish

Rockfish may refer to one of the following fishes:
* Striped bass, a member of the Moronidae family (temperate basses). Used most frequently in the mid-Atlantic United States where the fish spawns (Delaware, Maryland and Virginia)
* Rock salmon, also called Rock eel, Flake and Huss, the flesh of the spiny dogfish or the bull huss ("Scyliorhinus stellaris"). Commonly consumed in Europe.
* A member of the Sebastidae family of venomous fish of the Scorpaeniformes order
* The New Zealand rockfish, "Acanthoclinus littoreus".
* Shortraker rockfish (Alaskan rockfish) estimated to live up to 157 years, weighing approximately 60 lbs, 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).
* Stonefish, a fish with the appearance of a rock or stone

Rockfish may also refer to:

* Rockfish River, a river in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia
* "Rockfish" (short film), a 2002 computer-animated short by Tim Miller of Blur Studio
* Rock Phish, a type of computer malware


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  • rockfish — Garrupa Gar*ru pa, n. [Prob. fr. Pg. garupa crupper. Cf. {Grouper} the fish.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of California market fishes, of the genus {Sebastichthys}; called also {rockfish}. See {Rockfish}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rockfish — Log Log, n. [Icel. l[=a]g a felled tree, log; akin to E. lie. See {Lie} to lie prostrate.] 1. A bulky piece of wood which has not been shaped by hewing or sawing. [1913 Webster] 2. [Prob. the same word as in sense 1; cf. LG. log, lock, Dan. log,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rockfish — Rock fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of several California scorp[ae]noid food fishes of the genus {Sebastichthys}, as the red rockfish ({Sebastichthys ruber}). They are among the most important of California market fishes. Called also {rock cod} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rockfish — rock fish 1> зоол. морской ерш (Scorpaenidae) 2> зоол. морской окунь (Sebastodes) …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

  • rockfish — noun Date: 1598 any of various fishes that live among rocks or on rocky bottoms: as a. any of a genus (Sebastes) of scorpaenid fishes including many important food fishes b. striped bass c. any of several groupers …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • rockfish — /rok fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) rockfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) rockfishes. 1. any of various fishes found about rocks. 2. See striped bass. 3. any of the North Pacific and Atlantic marine fishes of the genus… …   Universalium

  • rockfish — noun a) Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: b) The striped bass (Morone saxatilis) …   Wiktionary

  • Rockfish, Virginia — Rockfish is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States.Reference* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3 FID:1496163 GNIS reference] …   Wikipedia

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