[syn: rosefish, ocean perch, Sebastodes marinus]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rosefish \Rose"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
A large marine scorpaenoid food fish (Sebastes marinus)
found on the northern coasts of Europe and America. called
also red perch, hemdurgan, Norway haddok, and also,
erroneously, snapper, bream, and bergylt.
[1913 Webster]
Note: When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or
orange-red; the young are usually mottled with red and
ducky brown.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
rosefish
n 1: North Atlantic rockfish [syn: redfish, rosefish, ocean
perch]
2: large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe
[syn: rosefish, ocean perch, Sebastodes marinus]