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Rockfish is a common term for several species of fish, referring to their tendency to hide among rocks.

The name rockfish is used for many kinds of fish used for food.[1] This common name belongs to several groups that are not closely related, and can be arbitrary.[2]

Specific examples of fish termed rockfish include:

  • The family Sebastidae, marine fishes that inhabit oceans around the world. They may be included in the family Scorpaenidae.[3]
    • Sebastes,[4] a commercially important genus of fish in the Sebastidae inhabiting mainly the North Pacific, but with a few species in the North Atlantic and southern oceans
  • Acanthoclinus, a genus of fish from New Zealand
  • Bull huss or bull huss (Scyliorhinus stellaris), a shark known as rock salmon when used in cuisine
  • Hexagrammos, a genus of greenling from the North Pacific
  • Hypoplectrodes, a genus of fish in the family Serranidae
  • Salvelinus, a genus of fish in the salmon family
  • The stonefishes (genus Synanceia), venomous fishes from the Indo-Pacific
  • Striped bass (Morone saxatilis), a species of fish from North America
  • Groupers, fish in the subfamily Epinephelinae
  • Certain fish of genus Scorpaena, such as the Madeira rockfish (S. maderensis), a common Mediterranean species
  • Myliobatis goodei, which is sometimes called "rockfish"

See also

  • Rockfish (disambiguation)

References

  1. ^ Rockfish. Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch.
  2. ^ Leschin-Hoar, C. Do Fish Names Encourage Fishy Business? National Public Radio. 30 July 2015.
  3. ^ List of Rockfish (Scorpaenidae) Species. AFSC Guide to Rockfishes. Alaska Fisheries Science Center. NOAA.
  4. ^ Rockfish (Sebastes spp.). Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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