rockfish

noun

rock·​fish ˈräk-ˌfish 

: any of various fishes that live among rocks or on rocky bottoms: such as

a

: any of a genus (Sebastes) of scorpaenid fishes including many important food fishes

b

: striped bass

c

: any of several groupers

Illustration of rockfish

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Examples of rockfish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

From behind the nine-seat bar, a dry-aging refrigerator holds whole rockfish, massive tuna heads and bottarga. —Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026

Over time, the stew evolved to an unctuous base made of rockfish, herbs, potatoes and tomatoes combined with fish stock, ground with a food mill and strained. —Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025

Fish species: King salmon, pink salmon, rockfish, halibut Potential other adventures: Hiking, kayaking, bear viewing Alaska is practically synonymous with salmon fishing, and there are few better places to fill your cooler than the waters surrounding Juneau. —Robert Annis, Outside, 22 Nov. 2025

Currently, the company processes six species, including black cod and rockfish. —Akiko Katayama, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rockfish

• bluefish
• catfish
• codfish
• crawfish
• dogfish
• finfish
• flatfish
• goldfish
• groundfish
• kingfish
• offish
• redfish