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rockfish.

Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically:

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noun/ˈɹɒk.fɪʃ/UK/ˈɹɑk.fɪʃ/General-American
  1. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: A fish in the family Sebastidae, marine fishes that inhabit oceans around the world

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  2. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: A fish in the family Sebastidae, marine fishes that inhabit oceans around the world Sebastes, mainly of the North Pacific

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  3. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: Acanthoclinus, a genus of fish from New Zealand

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  4. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: Scyliorhinus stellaris (nursehound), a shark known as rock salmon when used in cuisine

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  5. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: Hexagrammos, a genus of greenling from the North Pacific

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  6. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: Hypoplectrodes, a genus of fish in the family Serranidae

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  7. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: Salvelinus, a genus of fish in the salmon family

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  8. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: A stonefishes (genus Synanceia), venomous fishes from the Indo-Pacific

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  9. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: A striped bass (Morone saxatilis), a species of fish from North America

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  10. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: Certain groupers, in the subfamily Epinephelinae

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  11. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: Certain fish of genus Scorpaena, such as Madeira rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis), a common Mediterranean species

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  12. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: Myliobatis goodei (southern eagle ray)

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  13. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: A logperch (Percina caprodes), also known as common logperch or log perch

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  14. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: A long-spined bullhead (Taurulus bubalis)

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  15. A black person who does not know how to swim.

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From rock + fish.

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