- A large marine food fish (Serranus, / Centropristis,
atrarius) which abounds on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It
is dark bluish, with black bands, and more or less varied with small
white spots and blotches. Called also, locally, blue bass, black sea
bass, blackfish, bluefish, and black perch. - A California food fish (Cynoscion nobile); -- called also
white sea bass, and sea salmon.
- A large, thick, clumsy, marine fish (Cyclopterus lumpus)
of Europe and America. The color is usually translucent sea green,
sometimes purplish. It has a dorsal row of spiny tubercles, and three
rows on each side, but has no scales. The ventral fins unite and form a
ventral sucker for adhesion to stones and seaweeds. Called also
lumpsucker, cock-paddle, sea owl.
- An aquarium fish - Brilliantly-coloured fish - Food fish - Large sea - A large oceanic fish (Lampris quttatus), inhabiting the
Atlantic Ocean. It is remarkable for its brilliant colors, which are
red, green, and blue, with tints of purple and gold, covered with round
silvery spots. Called also king of the herrings.
- Antipodean animal - Golf score term - Large sea-bird - Large web-footed sea bird - Ocean wandering bird - Ocean-wandering bird - A web-footed bird, of the genus Diomedea, of which there
are several species. They are the largest of sea birds, capable of
long-continued flight, and are often seen at great distances from the
land. They are found chiefly in the southern hemisphere.
- an enormous amount of water - Arctic or Atlantic - Arctic or Indian - Atlantic or Indian - Atlantic or Pacific - Atlantic or Pacific for example - Atlantic, Pacific, eg
- Food fish - Food-fish - Large fish photographer - Photographer, informally - Tropical food fish - One who, or that which, snaps; as, a snapper up of
trifles; the snapper of a whip. - Any one of several species of large sparoid food fishes of
the genus Lutjanus, abundant on the southern coasts of the United
States and on both coasts of tropical America.
- Small food fish - Small sea fish - Type of fish - of White - A common European food fish (Melangus vulgaris) of the
Codfish family; -- called also fittin. - A North American fish (Merlucius vulgaris) allied to the
preceding; -- called also silver hake. - Any one of several species of North American marine
sciaenoid food fishes belonging to genus Menticirrhus, especially M.
Americanus, found from Maryland to Brazil, and M. littoralis, common
from Virginia to Texas; -- called also silver whiting, and surf
whiting.