Pronunciation: - ' r ə -f ē
Function: noun
Etymology: roughy the marine fish Arripis georgianus, short for tommy rough, from Tommy, given name + rough, probably alteration of 1 ruff
Date: 1979
: a reddish-orange fish ( Hoplostethus atlanticus ) of deep subtropical and tropical waters that has firm white flesh and is caught commercially chiefly in the waters of New Zealand