Rockfish
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Rockfish may refer to one of the following fishes:
Rockfish may also refer to:
- One of several species in the SebastesSebastesSebastes is a genus of fish in the family Sebastidae , most of which have the common name of rockfish. Most of the world's almost 110 Sebastes species live in the north Pacific, although two live in the south Pacific/Atlantic and four Sebastes is a genus of fish in the family Sebastidae (though...
genus of the SebastidaeSebastidaeSebastidae is a family of marine fish in the order Scorpaeniformes. Their common names include rockfishes, thornyheads and rockcods. Despite the latter name, they are not closely related to the cods in the genus Gadus, nor the rock cod, Lotella rhacina.Not all authorities recognise this family as...
family, including the Shortraker rockfish, Rougheye rockfishRougheye rockfishThe Rougheye rockfish is a rockfish of the genus Sebastes. It grows up to 97 cm in length, and the maximum published weight is 900 g . Similar to the other members of its genus, it is extremely long-lived, and the maximum reported age is 140 years...
, Blue rockfishBlue rockfishThe blue rockfish, Sebastes mystinus, is a rockfish of the Pacific coast found from Alaska to Baja California.Blue rockfish have a relatively smooth and oval appearance compared to other members of Sebastes, with very few head spines. Color is a bluish black to gray, with some darker mottling,...
, Yellow tail rockfish and many others. - Striped bassStriped bassThe striped bass is the state fish of Maryland, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and the state saltwater fish of New York, Virginia, and New Hampshire...
, a member of the Moronidae family (temperate basses) that spawns in the mid-Atlantic United States - Rock salmonRock salmonRock salmon refers to either of two kinds of fish:The first, also called rock eel, flake, and huss in the UK, is any one of many species of small shark, including the spiny dogfish or the bull huss .Rock salmon is consumed in many European countries and is often sold by fish and chip shops in the...
, also called Rock eel, Flake and Huss, the flesh of the spiny dogfish or the bull huss (Scyliorhinus stellaris) - The New Zealand rockfishNew Zealand rockfishThe New Zealand rockfish, Acanthoclinus littoreus, is a roundhead of the genus Acanthoclinus, found only in New Zealand from shallow depths to 15 m. Their length is between 5 and 15 cm.-References:...
, Acanthoclinus littoreus - StonefishStonefishSynanceia verrucosa is a fish species, sometimes lethal to humans, which is known as the reef stonefish or simply stonefish. They are carnivorous ray-finned fish with venomous spines that lives on reef bottoms, camouflaged as a rock...
, a fish with the appearance of a rock or stone
Rockfish may also refer to:
- Rockfish RiverRockfish RiverThe Rockfish River is a tributary of the James River in central Virginia in the United States. Via the James River, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay.-Course:...
, a river in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia