Rockfish




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



  • 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), a species of fish from North America


  • 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"



See also


  • Rockfish (disambiguation)


References





  1. ^ Rockfish. Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch.


  2. ^ Leschin-Hoar, C. Do Fish Names Encourage Fishy Business? National Public Radio. 30 July 2015.


  3. ^ List of Rockfish (Scorpaenidae) Species. AFSC Guide to Rockfishes. Alaska Fisheries Science Center. NOAA.


  4. ^ Rockfish (Sebastes spp.). Monterey Bay Aquarium.









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