noun
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a male salmon that has recently spawned Compare blackfish
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any of several red European scorpaenid fishes of the genus Sebastes , esp S. marinus , valued as a food fish
Etymology
Origin of redfish
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English rede fische; see red 1, fish
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The Dorchester County native grew up fishing in the area, boating across the Honga River to the Chesapeake Bay to find redfish, sea trout, striped bass and other catch.
From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2022
Puffins are resourceful and have switched — when the waters are cool — to fish that have rebounded with strict federal management, such as haddock, hake, and redfish.
From Salon • Jan. 7, 2022
Workers enter the facility the same way Atlantic redfish do—from the dock out back—as “lumpers” haul full-bodied fish out of boats just a few yards from an outdoor hand-washing station.
From National Geographic • Feb. 8, 2021
“Why is gumbo synonymous with Cajun food and maybe not so much Creole food? Why is spicy synonymous with Cajun food? Why do people think that blackened redfish is Cajun food?” challenges Martin.
From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2020
Pima started scooping up storm-stunned croakers and small redfish, throwing them into her bucket.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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