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Meaning of "rockfish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ROCKFISH

ˈrɒkˌfɪʃ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROCKFISH

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Rockfish is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ROCKFISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rockfish

Rockfish may refer to: Fishes ▪ Sebastes, a genus of commercial fish used for food. ▪ Sebastidae, a family of marine fishes that mainly inhabit the North Pacific and Atlantic but with a few species. Sebastes is a genus within this family. ▪ Scorpaena - A widespread genus of marine fishes, often called Rockfish in Western Canada, Alaska and west coast of the USA ▪ Bull huss, also known as rock salmon, a small shark from the northeast Atlantic ▪ New Zealand rockfish ▪ Stonefish, a genus of venomous fishes from the Indo-Pacific ▪ Striped bass, a species of fish from North America ▪ Hexagrammos, a genus of greenling ▪ Salvelinus, a genus of salmonid fish ▪ Hypoplectrodes, a genus of Serranidae Other ▪ Rockfish River, a river in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia ▪ A fictitious Virginia town frequently mentioned in the TV drama The Waltons...

Definition of rockfish in the English dictionary

The definition of rockfish in the dictionary is any of various fishes that live among rocks, esp scorpaenid fishes of the genus Sebastodes and related genera, such as S. caurinus of North American Pacific coastal waters. Other definition of rockfish is any of several coarse fishes when used as food, esp the dogfish or wolffish Formerly called: rock salmon.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROCKFISH

blackfish · blowfish · catfish · crawfish · dealfish · goldfish · jackfish · jellyfish · milkfish · monkfish · shellfish · snakefish · spikefish · starfish · stockfish · suckfish · swordfish · trunkfish · weakfish · wreckfish

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROCKFISH

rocket range · rocket research · rocket science · rocket scientist · rocket ship · rocket technology · rocket-propelled · rocketeer · rocketer · rocketry · Rockford · Rockhampton · rockhopper · rockhound · rockier · Rockies · rockiest · rockily · rockiness · rocking

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROCKFISH

baitfish · big fish · crayfish · drink like a fish · elfish · finfish · fish · flatfish · flowerhorn fish · flying fish · needlefish · oafish · parrotfish · river fish · sailfish · selfish · sunfish · triggerfish · unselfish · zebrafish

Synonyms and antonyms of rockfish in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «rockfish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROCKFISH

Find out the translation of rockfish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of rockfish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rockfish» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

石斑鱼
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

pescado de roca
570 millions of speakers
en

English

rockfish
510 millions of speakers
hi

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rockfish
380 millions of speakers
ar

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سمكة الصخر
280 millions of speakers
ru

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морской окунь
278 millions of speakers
pt

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bodião
270 millions of speakers
bn

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rockfish
260 millions of speakers
fr

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sébaste
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Rockfish
190 millions of speakers
de

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Rockfish
180 millions of speakers
ja

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メバル
130 millions of speakers
ko

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볼락
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Rockfish
85 millions of speakers
vi

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rockfish
80 millions of speakers
ta

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rockfish
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

रॉकफिश
75 millions of speakers
tr

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rockfish
70 millions of speakers
it

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rockfish
65 millions of speakers
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rockfish
50 millions of speakers
uk

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морський окунь
40 millions of speakers
ro

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rockfish
30 millions of speakers
el

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rockfish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skerpioenvissoorte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Rockfish
10 millions of speakers
no

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rockfish
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rockfish

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROCKFISH»

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Field Guide to Seafood: How to Identify, Select, and Prepare ...
Other Names: General Description: PACIFIC ROCKFISH Canary rockfish; chilipepper; gallineta (Spanish); menuke (Japanese); Pacific ocean perch; Pacific red snapper; pygmy; quillback; rascasse du nor (French); redfish; rock cod; rotbarsc ...
Aliza Green, 2007
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Code of Federal Regulations, Title 50, Wildlife and ...
that catcher/processor rockfish cooperative divided by the sum of the rockfish QS units assigned to rockfish cooperatives for all rockfish primary species in the catcher/processor sector. Expressed algebraically in the following equation: CQ for ...
Office of the Federal Register (U S ), 2012
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Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Saltwater Fish
Sebastes melanops OTHER NAMES black snapper, black bass, gray rockfish, red snapper, sea bass, black rock cod. Distribution. Black rockfish occur from Paradise Cove, California, to Amchitka Island, Alaska. Habitat. This wide- ranging fish ...
Ken Schultz, 2011
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The Ecology of Marine Fishes: California and Adjacent Waters
Sharpchin rockfish Squarespot rockfish Starry rockfish Swordspine rockfish Vermilion rockfish Widow rockfish Yelloweye rockfish Yellowtail rockfish Kelp greenling Lingcod Painted greenling Shortspine combfish Longspine combfish Unid.
Larry G. Allen, Michael H. Horn, 2006
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The Rockfishes of the Northeast Pacific
This book addresses all aspects of our current knowledge of this diverse and interesting group of groundfish species, and it is written clearly and with humor. An outstanding work!
Milton S. Love, Mary Yoklavich, Lyman K. Thorsteinson, 2002
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Code of Federal Regulations, Title 50, Wildlife and ...
(7) Rockfish: In addition to the species below, longspine thornyhead, S. altivelis, and shortspine thornyhead, S. alascanus, "rockfish" managed under the PCGFMP include all genera and species of the family Scorpaenidae that occur off ...
Office of the Federal Register, 2010
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
Ophiodon elongatus Pacific cod, Gadus macrocephalus Pacific whiting, Merluccius productus sableflsh, Anoplopoma fimbria Rockfish: aurora rockfish, Sebastes aurora bank rockfish, S. rufus black rockfish. 5. melanops black and yellow ...
‎1996
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Title 50 Wildlife and Fisheries Part 660 to End (Revised as ...
to that rockfish cooperative/S Rockfish QS units for all rockfish primary species assigned to all rockfish cooperatives in the catcher/processor sector). (ii) CQ assigned to rockfish cooperatives in the catcher vessel sector. The CQ for a rockfish ...
Office of The Federal Register, Enhanced by IntraWEB, LLC, 2013
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L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
Merluccius productus sablefish. Anoplopoma fimbria Rockfish: aurora rockfish. Sebastes aurora bank rockfish. S. rufus black rockfish, S. melanops black and yellow rockfish. S. chrysomelas blackgill rockfish. S. melanostomus blue rockfish.
‎2003
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Complete Angler's Guide to Oregon
Yaquina Bay's north and south jetties are highly reputed for producing good catches of black rockfish, blue rockfish, greenling, cabezon, striped sea perch, and a few lingcod. Black rockfish abound, although the average size and numbers ...
John Shewey, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROCKFISH»

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'Operation Rockfish': Defendants appear in federal court
Nine of 15 people arrested as part of “Operation Rockfish” last week appeared in detention hearings Wednesday. Family members and other supporters tried to ... «Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, May 15»
2
13 current and former North Carolina and Virginia law enforcement …
All were arrested Wednesday morning after a two-year undercover investigation called "Operation Rockfish". "Corruption in local government - especially ... «WTVD-TV, Apr 15»
3
Rockfish slow to show
The start of the spring trophy rockfish season, which kicked off April 18, has started slowly for those running charter boats. “They've been overharvested,” said ... «So Md News, Apr 15»
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2015 brings new regulations for Maryland's rockfish season
Striped bass, also called rockfish, are known to be fighters that put a big bend in fishing rods when they hit and latch onto a lure. “You go to other states and ... «WTOP, Apr 15»
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Coming up: Bay Bridge boat show, Annapolis Cup croquet, Boatyard …
April 18 — The 14th annual Boatyard Opening Day Catch and Release Rockfish Tournament will be held on April 18 at the restaurant, 400th Fourth St., Eastport. «CapitalGazette.com, Apr 15»
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Rockfish returns — to soup bowls
Now that we've saved the fish, can we save the fishermen? The Pacific rockfish went from near ubiquity to nearly endangered, but today it is a sustainability ... «Los Angeles Times, Mar 15»
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Rockfish's Knox named to Ad Age list
Rockfish Chief Marketing Officer Dave Knox, 34, has been named to Ad Age's list of 40 Under 40 “young stars of marketing.” While at Procter & Gamble, Knox led ... «Cincinnati.com, Mar 15»
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Maryland rockfish poacher gets 18-month prison sentence
Tilghman Island, Md. -- Watermen William "Billy" Lednum, left, and Michael Hayden Jr., who pleaded guilty in a rockfish poaching scheme. (Barbara Haddock ... «Baltimore Sun, Feb 15»
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Rockfish poaching: It's more than just a few fish
What they did was to set illegal anchor nets in the bay out of season — so many nets and so early that they were filled with more than 10 tons of rockfish when ... «Baltimore Sun, Feb 15»
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For Rockfish, A Tale Of Recovery, Hidden On Menus
For West Coast commercial fishermen and seafood lovers, there is reason to cheer. Rockfish, a genus of more than 100 tasty species depleted decades ago by ... «NPR, Feb 15»
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