Definition of redfish
: any of various reddish fishes: such asa (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 redfishb : red drum
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Bruhl also caught a sizable speckled trout and bull redfish on a generic popping frog.
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First Known Use of redfish
15th century
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