noun
1. : a sunfish ( Ambloplites rupestris ) that is widely distributed in eastern No. America west of the Alleghenies and especially the upper Mississippi valley and Great Lakes region that is a good food fish though little esteemed as food — called also rock sunfish
2.
a. : striped bass a
b. : any of several sea basses (genus Paralabrax ) that are widely distributed along the California and adjoining Mexican coast — called also cabrilla