n. pl. rockfish or rock·fish·es 1. Any of various fishes living among rocks. 2. Any of various food and game fishes chiefly of the genus Sebastes of the North Pacific, having mildly venomous spines in their dorsal fins. Also called rock cod. 3. See striped bass. |
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