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Male salmon that has recently spawned
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redfish
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Redfish is a common name for several species of fish . It is most commonly applied to certain deep-sea rockfish in the genus Sebastes , or the reef dwelling snappers in the genus Lutjanus . It is also applied to the slimeheads or roughies (family Trachichthyidae), ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nerka \Ner"ka\, n. [Russ. niarka, prob. fr. native name.] (Zo["o]l.) The most important salmon of Alaska ( Oncorhinchus nerka ), ascending in spring most rivers and lakes from Alaska to Oregon, Washington, and Idaho; -- called also red salmon , redfish ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Any of several fish with red skin or flesh 2 # ''Sebastes'' spp., the edible (vern red rockfish pedia=1) 3 ## especially ''Sebastes norvegicus'', found in North American waters, also called rosefish or (vern ocean perch pedia=1). 4 # A large red edible ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
15c., of various species, especially originally the male salmon in spawning season; from red (adj.1) + fish (n.).
Usage examples of redfish.
And now de whole world was eatin Louisiana cookin, Blackened Redfish, Red Snapper, Crawfish etouffee, all dat stuff in dem bays yeah.
Remember how overfishing was allowed to decimate four prized saltwater speciessnook, redfish, king mackerel and Spanish mackerelbefore emergency measures were taken.
Picuda, Redfish and Spadefish, on 8 September, east of Formosa, sank three or four merchant ships out of a single convoy.