Rockfish is a common term for several species of fish, referring to their tendency to hide among rocks.
The name rockfish is used for many kinds of fish used for food.[1] This common name belongs to several groups that are not closely related, and can be arbitrary.[2]
Specific examples of fish termed rockfish include:
The family Sebastidae, marine fishes that inhabit oceans around the world. They may be included in the family Scorpaenidae.[3]
Sebastes,[4] a commercially important genus of fish in the Sebastidae inhabiting mainly the North Pacific, but with a few species in the North Atlantic and southern oceans
In Washington State, many species of Sebastes and a few of Sebastolobus are called rockfish.[5]
Sebastol are called rockfish
Acanthoclinus, a genus of fish from New Zealand
Bull huss or bull huss (Scyliorhinus stellaris), a shark known as rock salmon when used in cuisine
Hexagrammos, a genus of greenling from the North Pacific
Hypoplectrodes, a genus of fish in the family Serranidae
Salvelinus, a genus of fish in the salmon family
The stonefishes (genus Synanceia), venomous fishes from the Indo-Pacific
Striped bass (Morone saxatilis), called rockfish on the Atlantic cost of North America from New Jersey south[6]
Groupers, fish in the subfamily Epinephelinae
Certain fish of genus Scorpaena, such as the Madeira rockfish (S. maderensis), a common Mediterranean species
Myliobatis goodei, which is sometimes called "rockfish"
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Rockfish Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch.
^Leschin-Hoar, C. Do Fish Names Encourage Fishy Business? National Public Radio. 30 July 2015.
^List of Rockfish (Scorpaenidae) Species. AFSC Guide to Rockfishes. Alaska Fisheries Science Center. NOAA.
^Rockfish (Sebastes spp.). Monterey Bay Aquarium.
^"Rockfish | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife". wdfw.wa.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
^Davidson, Alan (2003). North Atlantic Seafood: A Comprehensive Guide with Recipes (2nd ed.). Ten Speed Press (published 1979). p. 86. ISBN 978-1-58008-450-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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