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Encyclopedia > Rockfish

Rockfish may refer to one of the following fishes:

  • Striped bass, a member of the Moronidae family (temperate basses). Used most frequently in the mid-Atlantic United States where the fish spawns (Delaware, Maryland and Virginia).
  • A member of the Sebastidae family of venomous fish of the Scorpaeniformes order.
  • The New Zealand rockfish, Acanthoclinus littoreus.
  • Sebastes (Alaskan rockfish) estimated to live up to 157 years, weighing approximately 60 lbs, 40"-50" in length & of an orange color, these fish live approximately 2000' below the surface of the water. One such fish was caught off the Anchorage, Alaska coast in March of 2007(GMC-KUA).
  • Hybrid - fresh water, freshwater stripe and a sea (or saltwater) bass. Huge fish stocked in the Southeastern U.S. easily reaching 35 to 60 lbs and 36" in length.
  • Stonefish, a fish with the appearance of a rock or stone.

Rockfish may also refer to: Binomial name Morone saxatilis (Walbaum, 1792) The striped bass Morone saxatilis is a member of the temperate bass family native to North America but widely introduced elsewhere. ... Genera Dicentrarchus Morone Moronidae, also known as the temperate basses, is a family of perciform fish consisting of 6 marine species. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Delaware. ... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Largest metro area Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km²)  - Width 101 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37° 53′ N to 39° 43′ N... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Genera Adelosebastes Helicolenus Hozukius Sebastes Sebasticus Sebastolobus Trachyscorpia The Sebastidae are a family of marine fish in the order Scorpaeniformes. ... Binomial name Acanthoclinus littoreus (Forster, 1801) The New Zealand rockfish, Acanthoclinus littoreus, is a roundhead of the genus Acanthoclinus, found only in New Zealand from shallow depths to 15 m. ... Shortraker Rock-fish (Sebastes borealis) is an offshore, demersal species distributed from the southeastern Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, to Ft. ... Not to be confused with Rockfish For the Neighbours character, see Stonefish Rebecchi Binomial name Bloch & Schneider, 1801 The stonefish, Synanceia verrucosa, also known as the the reef stone or dornorn is a carnivorous ray-finned fish with venomous spines that lives on reef bottoms, camouflaged as a rock. ...

  • Rockfish Seafood Grill, a Dallas, Texas restaurant chain
  • Rockfish River, a river in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia
  • Rockfish Interactive, an Arkansas-based digital marketing & technology agency
  • Rockfish (short film), a 2002 computer-animated short by Tim Miller of Blur Studio
  • Rockfish (film), a full-length film based on the short, being co-produced by and starring Vin Diesel for a release in 2007
  • Rock Phish, a type of computer malware
The Rockfish River is a tributary of the James River, about 40 mi (65 km) long, in central Virginia in the United States. ... Blur Studio is an Oscar nominated visual effects, animation and design studio based in Venice, California. ... Vin Diesel (born Mark Sinclair Vincent on July 18, 1967 in New York City), is an American actor, writer, director, and producer, known for his muscular physique and deep voice. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...


 

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