noun
: any of various reddish fishes: as
a. : any of several snappers ; especially : a large chiefly rose-red form ( Lutjanus aya ) that ranges from Long Island to Brazil, is abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and on banks off the Florida coast, and is an important food fish
b.
(1) : red rockfish
(2) : rasher
c. : red grouper
d. Australia : a fish of the family Berycidae ; especially : a silvery blood-red fish ( Trachichthodes girardi ) much prized as a food fish