rock|fish

rock|fish
rock|fish «ROK FIHSH», noun, plural -fish|es or (collectively) -fish.
1. any one of various fishes found among rocks, especially the striped bass.
2. any one of various groupers of the Atlantic coast of the United States, such as the bonaci.
3. a killifish of the Atlantic coast of the United States.
4. any one of various edible fishes of the Pacific coast of the United States, such as the priestfish.

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