/red"fish'/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) redfish , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or species ) redfishes .
1. Also called ocean perch, rosefish . a North Atlantic rockfish, Sebastes marinus, used for food.
2. See red drum .
3. sheephead.
[ 1400-50; late ME rede fische; see RED 1 , FISH ]