sebastichthys ruber

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sebastichthys ruber - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Rockfish \Rock"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     (a) Any one of several California scorpaenoid food fishes of
         the genus Sebastichthys, as the red rockfish
         (Sebastichthys ruber). They are among the most
         important of California market fishes. Called also rock   cod
         , and garrupa.
     (b) The striped bass. See Bass.
     (c) Any one of several species of Florida and Bermuda
         groupers of the genus Epinephelus.
     (d) An American fresh-water darter; the log perch.
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     Note: The term is locally applied to various other fishes.
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