What is "ronquil"

Ronchil \Ron"chil\, n. [Cf. Sp. ronquillo slightly hoarse.] (Zo["o]l.) An American marine food fish ( Bathymaster signatus) of the North Pacific coast, allied to the tilefish. [Written also ronquil.]

n. A perciform marine fish of the family Bathymasteridae, related to the eelpouts and prowfish.

Ronquils (sometimes spelt ronchils) are perciform marine fish of the small family Bathymasteridae. Found only in Arctic and North Pacific waters, the ronquil family contains just seven species in three genera. The larger species are important to commercial fisheries as food fish. Ronquils are most closely related to the eelpouts and prowfish.

The name ronquil is said to derive from the Spanish ronquillo meaning "slightly hoarse". The family name Bathymasteridae can be translated from the Greek to mean "deep searcher".