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orange roughy

British  
/ ˈrʌfɪ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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.

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2025

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

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2023

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

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2023

So it was that the indigestible duo of slimehead and toothfish became the highly palatable orange roughy and Chilean sea bass.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 7, 2018

You can substitute catfish, flounder, or orange roughy for tilapia.

From Southern Living ● Sep. 21, 2010

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