Rockfish

{{other uses}} '''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.<ref> [https://www.seafoodwatch.org/recommendations/search?query=%3Aspecies%3BRockfish Rockfish] Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch.</ref> This common name belongs to several groups that are not closely related, and can be arbitrary.<ref>Leschin-Hoar, C. [https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/07/30/426832960/you-say-striped-bass-i-say-rockfish-whats-in-a-fish-name Do Fish Names Encourage Fishy Business?] National Public Radio. 30 July 2015.</ref>

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.<ref>[https://www.afsc.noaa.gov/groundfish/rockfishguide/species_list.htm List of Rockfish (Scorpaenidae) Species.] AFSC Guide to Rockfishes. Alaska Fisheries Science Center. NOAA.</ref> ** ''Sebastes'',<ref>[https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animal-guide/fishes/rockfish Rockfish (''Sebastes'' spp.).] Monterey Bay Aquarium.</ref> 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 ** In Washington State, many species of ''Sebastes'' and a few of ''Sebastolobus'' are called rockfish.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rockfish {{!}} Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife |url=https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/species/bottomfish/rockfish |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=wdfw.wa.gov |language=en}}</ref> * ''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''), called rockfish on the Atlantic coast of North America from New Jersey south<ref>{{Cite book |last=Davidson |first=Alan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mWTGwAEACAAJ |title=North Atlantic Seafood: A Comprehensive Guide with Recipes |publisher=Ten Speed Press |year=2003 |isbn=978-1-58008-450-5 |edition=2nd |publication-date=1979 |pages=86 |language=en |author-link=Alan Davidson (food writer)}}</ref> * 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"

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