rosefish

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

rosefish
    n 1: North Atlantic rockfish [syn: {redfish}, {rosefish}, {ocean
         perch}]
    2: large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe
       [syn: {rosefish}, {ocean perch}, {Sebastodes marinus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Rosefish \Rose"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
   A large marine scorpaenoid food fish ({Sebastes marinus})
   found on the northern coasts of Europe and America. called
   also {red perch}, {hemdurgan}, {Norway haddok}, and also,
   erroneously, {snapper}, {bream}, and {bergylt}.
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   Note: When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or
         orange-red; the young are usually mottled with red and
         ducky brown.
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