- Sebastichthys ruber
- 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}, 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.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The term is locally applied to various other fishes. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.