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redfish

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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.


redfish
1. a male salmon that has recently spawned
2. any of several red European scorpaenid fishes of the genus Sebastes, esp S. marinus, valued as a food fish


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