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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
c
: any of several groupers
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Some years, the tribute might be a turkey, or fish; a few members of the tribe still fish the river each spring with nets for shad, herring and rockfish.
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Andrew Sharp, Outdoor Life, 27 Nov. 2024
The total catches of hard blue crab, rockfish (also known as striped bass), yellow perch and other native Maryland species have declined between 27 percent and 91 percent since 2012, according to the state.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
News item: This week marks the start of a two-week closure on sport fishing for Maryland’s state fish, the striped bass, or rockfish.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024
No trip to the Oregon coast is complete without splurging on seafood — oysters, Dungeness crab, rockfish, halibut and more are all native to our shores.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 9 July 2024
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Andrew Sharp, Outdoor Life, 27 Nov. 2024
The total catches of hard blue crab, rockfish (also known as striped bass), yellow perch and other native Maryland species have declined between 27 percent and 91 percent since 2012, according to the state.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
News item: This week marks the start of a two-week closure on sport fishing for Maryland’s state fish, the striped bass, or rockfish.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024
No trip to the Oregon coast is complete without splurging on seafood — oysters, Dungeness crab, rockfish, halibut and more are all native to our shores.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 9 July 2024
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“Rockfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rockfish. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.
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