redfish
noun
red·fish
ˈred-ˌfish 
: any of various reddish fishes: such as
a(1)
: a marine scorpaenid food fish (Sebastes marinus) of the northern Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America that is usually bright rose red or orange red when mature
called also rosefish
(2)
: a fish (Sebastes mentella) related to the redfish
b
: red drum
Examples of redfish in a Sentence
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This included the hundreds of redfish that were scooped up as bycatch.
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Outdoor Life, 21 Sep. 2023
Local residents counted more than 300 dead redfish among the hundreds of thousands of dead menhaden lining the shore.
—Outdoor Life, 21 Sep. 2023
By mid-July of this year, the sand lance had disappeared and the puffins switched to haddock, hake and redfish.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2023
The program will kick off with 10,000 redfish raised in a hatchery being stocked in Lake Calcasieu just north of New Orleans.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 16 Aug. 2023
All jubilee participants who are 16 to 64 years old who harvest shrimp by cast net or harvest any finfish like flounder, speckled trout and redfish are required to have a saltwater fishing license, and those 16 and older are required to have a saltwater angler registry.
—David Rainer Alabama Department Of Conservation and Natural Resources, al, 10 Aug. 2023
Closer to the shore and in the bay, the daily catch could include redfish, flounder, black drum, and trout.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 20 June 2023
The lightweight and unbelievably smooth-operating Saragosa is a top choice for the best saltwater spinning reel for everything from fluke and sea bass to corvina and halibut to redfish and sea trout, even school tuna and trophy tarpon—essentially most species around the world.
—Jerry Audet, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
Other standout restaurants in the Fort Worth Stockyards include 97 West Kitchen & Bar inside Hotel Drover, Autograph Collection, where fresh takes on Texas classics like steaks, antelope and redfish are prepared in an open-concept kitchen.
—Tamara Gane, Chron, 29 Apr. 2023
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Outdoor Life, 21 Sep. 2023
Local residents counted more than 300 dead redfish among the hundreds of thousands of dead menhaden lining the shore.
—Outdoor Life, 21 Sep. 2023
By mid-July of this year, the sand lance had disappeared and the puffins switched to haddock, hake and redfish.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2023
The program will kick off with 10,000 redfish raised in a hatchery being stocked in Lake Calcasieu just north of New Orleans.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 16 Aug. 2023
All jubilee participants who are 16 to 64 years old who harvest shrimp by cast net or harvest any finfish like flounder, speckled trout and redfish are required to have a saltwater fishing license, and those 16 and older are required to have a saltwater angler registry.
—David Rainer Alabama Department Of Conservation and Natural Resources, al, 10 Aug. 2023
Closer to the shore and in the bay, the daily catch could include redfish, flounder, black drum, and trout.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 20 June 2023
The lightweight and unbelievably smooth-operating Saragosa is a top choice for the best saltwater spinning reel for everything from fluke and sea bass to corvina and halibut to redfish and sea trout, even school tuna and trophy tarpon—essentially most species around the world.
—Jerry Audet, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
Other standout restaurants in the Fort Worth Stockyards include 97 West Kitchen & Bar inside Hotel Drover, Autograph Collection, where fresh takes on Texas classics like steaks, antelope and redfish are prepared in an open-concept kitchen.
—Tamara Gane, Chron, 29 Apr. 2023
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15th century, in the meaning defined above
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