Red′fishˊ
(rĕd′fĭshˊ)
,
(Zool.)
(a)
The blueback salmon of the North Pacific; – called also
nerka
. See
Blueback
(b)
.
(b)
The rosefish.
(c)
A large California labroid food fish (
Trochocopus pulcher
); – called also
fathead
.
(d)
The red bass, red drum, or drumfish. See the Note under
Drumfish
.