What is "redfish"

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, blueback, and sawqui.

15c., of various species, especially originally the male salmon in spawning season; from red (adj.1) + fish (n.).

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 fish, (taxlink Sciaenops ocellata species noshow=1), also called (vern channel bass pedia=1) or red drum. 5 # (taxlink Lutjanus genus noshow=1) spp., snappers. 6 # (taxlink Centroberyx affinis species noshow=1), (vern eastern nannygai pedia=1) 7 # (taxlink Etelis oculatus species noshow=1), (vern queen snapper pedia=1) 8 # (taxlink Rhomboplites aurorubens species noshow=1), (vern vermillion snapper pedia=1) 9 # A slimehead, of family ''(taxlink Trachichthyidae family noshow=1)'' 10 # ''Oncorhynchus nerka'', (vern sockeye salmon pedia=1)

1. n. North Atlantic rockfish [syn: rosefish, ocean perch]

2. large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico [syn: red drum, channel bass, Sciaenops ocellatus]

3. male salmon that has recently spawned

4. [also: redfishes (pl)]

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), and the alfonsinos (Berycidae).

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Other common names

Australia, UK

Centroberyx affinis

Redfish, eastern nannygai

Australia

Lutjanus erythropterus

Crimson snapper

Australia

Lutjanus malabaricus

Malabar blood snapper

Australia

Lutjanus sebae

Emperor red snapper

Barbados

Etelis oculatus

Queen snapper

Canada

Sebastes mentella

Deep-water redfish

Trinidad and Tobago

Lutjanus buccanella

Blackfin snapper

Trinidad and Tobago

Lutjanus purpureus

Southern red snapper

Trinidad and Tobago

Lutjanus synagris

Lane snapper

Trinidad and Tobago

Rhomboplites aurorubens

Vermillion snapper

UK

Oncorhynchus nerka

Sockeye salmon

UK/ USA

Sebastes fasciatus

Acadian redfish

USA

Lutjanus campechanus

Red snapper

USA

Sciaenops ocellatus

Red drum

USA

Sebastes norvegicus

Ocean perch

USA

Sebastes viviparus

Norway redfish