food fish
noun
any fish used for food by human beings.
Origin of food fish
1First recorded in 1860–65
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How to use food fish in a sentence
At Pensacola they reach a length of twenty to thirty inches, and are considered good food fish.
Tales of Fishes | Zane GreySurmullet, sur-mul′et, n. a mulloid food-fish of the genus Mullus, with two long barbels on the throat.
As a food-fish there is, in my estimation, but one fresh-water fish that is better, the whitefish of the Great Lakes.
Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others | James Alexander HenshallFrance, Russia, and the Netherlands, where it is greatly esteemed both as a game-fish and food-fish.
Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others | James Alexander HenshallIn waters where it coexists with the small-mouth bass there is no difference in their excellence as food-fish.
Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others | James Alexander Henshall
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