Rose"fish` (?), n. (Zoöl.)
A large marine scorpænoid food fish (Sebastes
marinus) found on the northern coasts of Europe and America.
called also red perch, hemdurgan, Norway haddok,
and also, erroneously, snapper, bream, and
bergylt.
☞ When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or orange-red;
the young are usually mottled with red and ducky brown.