ocean perch

ocean perch

n.

1. See redfish.

2. A rockfish (Sebastes alutus) of the North Pacific, having a light red body and valued as a food fish.

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red•fish

(ˈrɛdˌfɪʃ)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. for kinds or species) -fish•es.

1. Also called ocean perch, rosefish. a North Atlantic rockfish, Sebastes marinus, used for food.

2. red drum.

3. sheephead.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ocean perch - North Atlantic rockfish     redfish, rosefish rockfish - the lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks
	2.	ocean perch - large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe Sebastodes marinus, rosefish rockfish - marine food fish found among rocks along the northern coasts of Europe and America

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