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rockfish

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  1. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: A fish in the family Sebastidae, marine fishes that inhabit oceans around the world
  2. A fish in the family Sebastidae, marine fishes that inhabit oceans around the world: Sebastes, mainly of the North Pacific
  3. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: Acanthoclinus, a genus of fish from New Zealand
  4. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: Scyliorhinus stellaris (nursehound), a shark known as rock salmon when used in cuisine
  5. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: Hexagrammos, a genus of greenling from the North Pacific
  6. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: Hypoplectrodes, a genus of fish in the family Serranidae
  7. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: Salvelinus, a genus of fish in the salmon family
  8. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: A stonefishes (genus Synanceia), venomous fishes from the Indo-Pacific
  9. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: A striped bass (Morone saxatilis), a species of fish from North America
  10. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: Certain groupers, in the subfamily Epinephelinae
  11. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: Certain fish of genus Scorpaena, such as Madeira rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis), a common Mediterranean species
  12. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: Myliobatis goodei (southern eagle ray)
  13. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: A logperch (Percina caprodes), also known as common logperch or log perch
  14. Any of a large number of different species of fish, which dwell among rocks, specifically: A long-spined bullhead (Taurulus bubalis)
  15. A black person who does not know how to swim.

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