Definition of "rockfish" [rock•fish]

• Any of various fishes living among rocks. (noun)
• Any of various fishes, chiefly of the genus Sebastes, of Pacific waters. (noun)
• See striped bass. (noun)

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• "Art Windemuth says officers patrolling the area found the 400-yard-long net Wednesday morning with up to 400 pounds of striped bass, also known as rockfish."
• "The season closed after Maryland Natural Resources Police patrol boats pulled up thousands of yards of illegal nets filled with 10 tons of striped bass, also known as rockfish."
• "Natural Resources Police say 12.6 tons of poached striped bass, also known as rockfish, have been recovered."