rockfish

A noun referring to various types of fish that inhabit rocky areas, including both the lean flesh used as food and the fish themselves, such as those found along northern European and American coasts or the striped fish that migrates upriver to spawn.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa diversos peixes que vivem em áreas rochosas, incluindo tanto a carne magra usada como alimento quanto os próprios peixes, como os encontrados ao longo das costas do norte da Europa e da América ou o peixe listrado que migra rio acima para desovar.

1. Edible fish meat B1 formal culinary

   The lean flesh of various commercially valuable fish that are typically caught near rocky areas.

   • The restaurant served grilled rockfish with lemon butter.
   • Rockfish is a popular choice for fish and chips on the coast.
   • She bought fresh rockfish from the market for dinner.

   🇵🇹Carne de peixe de rocha

2. Marine food fish B2 formal scientific

   A type of marine fish that lives among rocks along the northern coasts of Europe and America, often caught for food.

   • Rockfish are commonly found in the cold waters of the North Atlantic.
   • Fishermen often catch rockfish near the rocky shores of Maine.
   • The population of rockfish has declined due to overfishing.

   🇵🇹Peixe-rocha

   Sinônimos: bullheadsculpin

3. Striped bass B2 formal american scientific

   A marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes that migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes classified in the genus Morone.

   • Rockfish, also known as striped bass, is a prized catch for sport fishermen.
   • The rockfish migrate up the Chesapeake Bay to spawn each spring.
   • He caught a large rockfish while fishing in the river.

   🇵🇹Robalo listrado

   Sinônimos: rockstriped bassstriper

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