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redfish

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noun redfish · redfishes

Any member of the genus Sebastes, or edible red rockfishs.
especially Sebastes norvegicus, found in North American waters, also called rosefish or ocean perch.
A large red edible fish, Sciaenops ocellatus, also called channel bass or red drum.
Lutjanus spp., snappers.
Centroberyx affinis, eastern nannygai.
Etelis oculatus, queen snapper.
Rhomboplites aurorubens, vermillion snapper.
A slimehead, of family Trachichthyidae.
Oncorhynchus nerka, sockeye salmon.

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@misc{redfish_2026,
  title = {redfish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/redfish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}