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Rockfish vs Redfish - What's the difference?

rockfish | redfish |

As nouns the difference between rockfish and redfish

is that rockfish is any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically while redfish is any of several fish with red skin or flesh.

rockfish

Noun

  • Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically:
  • # The striped bass ()
  • # The logperch (
  • # The long-spined bullhead ()
  • # Many species in the genus Sebastes
  • The rock salmon.
  • redfish

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Any of several fish with red skin or flesh
  • # Sebastes spp., the edible
  • ## especially Sebastes norvegicus , found in North American waters, also called rosefish or .
  • # A large red edible fish, or red drum.
  • # spp., snappers.
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  • # A slimehead, of family
  • # Oncorhynchus nerka ,
  • See also

    * * red drum * rosefish * * rose fish