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ocean perch

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ocean perch: see rockfish rockfish, member of the large family Scorpaenidae (rockfishes and scorpionfishes), carnivorous fish inhabiting all seas and especially abundant in the temperate waters of the Pacific. Rockfishes are found among rocks and reefs.
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redfish

 or rosefish or ocean perch

Commercially important food fish (Sebastes marinus) of the scorpion fish family (Scorpaenidae), found in the Atlantic along European and North American coasts. It has a large mouth, large eyes, and spines on its head and cheeks. It grows to about 40 in. (1 m) long. Related species include S. owstoni, a food fish of the Orient, and the Norway haddock (S. viviparus) of Europe. Both are red and grow to about 10 in. (25 cm) long.



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Seven species of rockfish, including bocaccio, canary rockfish, cowcod, darkblotched rockfish, Pacific ocean perch, widow rockfish and yelloweye rockfish, have been declared overfished by federal officials in recent years.
Ocean fish including cod, haddock, sole and ocean perch (Atlantic redfish);
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