orange roughy

/ ˈrʌfɪ /

noun

1. a marine food fish, Hoplosthenus atlanticus, of S Pacific waters

Example Sentences

The orange roughy had appeared on track for the win, until a couple of local radio station hosts started a passionate campaign for the blobfish.

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Coming in second place was the orange roughy, a deep-sea fish in the slimehead family - known for the mucous canals on their heads.

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He taught me how to cook escargot, orange roughy with almonds with lemon butter sauce with white wine.

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We had orange roughy, that was a fish that takes 25 years to become like this.

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A familiar example is “slimehead,” which became a hit with consumers after its market moniker was switched to “orange roughy.”

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