n.
Pronunciation: ' red- ˌ fish
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
: any of various reddish fishes: as a (1) : a marine scorpaenid food fish ( Sebastes marinus ) of the northern Atlantic coasts of Europe and No. America that is usually bright rose red or orange red when mature ― called also rosefish (2) : a fish ( Sebastes mentella ) related to the redfish b : RED DRUM