Brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecks

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Wreckfish \Wreck"fish`\, n. [So called because it often comes in with wreckage.] (Zo["o]l.) A stone bass.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The wreckfish are a family, Polyprionidae , of perciform fish. They are deep-water marine fish and can be found on the ocean bottom, where they inhabit caves and shipwrecks (thus their common name). Their scientific name is from Greek poly meaning "many" ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecks [syn: stone bass , Polyprion americanus ] [also: wreckfishes (pl)]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A perciform marine fish of the family ''(taxlink Polyprionidae family noshow=1)'', often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.