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

El Niño has in the past been associated with larger sablefish found closer to shore, and a higher larval abundance of rockfish. — Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026

The Chesapeake Bay produces about half of the United States’ total blue crab harvest, not to mention a bounty of other seafood, including oysters and rockfish. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026

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

This combo box includes rockfish, coho salmon, sockeye salmon, pollock, Pacific halibut, and Pacific cod. — Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 5 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