What is "red perch"

Rosefish \Rose"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A large marine scorp[ae]noid 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.

Note: When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or orange-red; the young are usually mottled with red and ducky brown.

Red perch is a name used to refer to several species of fish:

• Red gurnard perch (Helicolenus percoides)
• Rose fish (Sebastes norvegicus, formerly Sebastes marinus)
• Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus)
• Japanese red seaperch (Sebastes inermis)
• Barber perch (Caesioperca rasor)