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

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

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

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

The menu changes based on the season and catch, but expect tacos stuffed with shrimp, Hokkaido diver scallops, vermilion rockfish, octopus and kanpachi. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 28 May 2026

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