perch vs rockfish

perch

noun
  • Several similar species in the order Perciformes, such as the grouper. 

  • Acanthopagrus berda 

  • Kyphosus azureus 

  • Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca. 

  • A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach. 

  • Distichodus engycephalus, Distichodus rostratus 

  • A rod, staff, tree branch, ledge, etc., used as a roost by a bird. 

  • Lateolabrax japonicus, Tautogolabrus adspersus 

  • A position that is overly elevated or haughty. 

  • A cubic measure of stonework equal to 16.6 × 1.5 × 1 feet. 

  • A platform for lights to be directed at the stage. 

  • Johnius belangerii, Macquaria ambigua, Macquaria colonorum, Macquaria novemaculeata, Nemadactylus macropterus 

  • A position that is secure and advantageous, especially one which is prominent or elevated. 

  • A frame used to examine cloth. 

  • A bar used to support a candle, especially in a church. 

verb
  • To sit upon the edge of something. 

  • To stay in an elevated position. 

  • To rest on a perch (especially, of a bird); to roost. 

  • To place something on (or as if on) a perch. 

  • To inspect cloth using a perch. 

rockfish

noun
  • Certain groupers, in the subfamily Epinephelinae 

  • Acanthoclinus, a genus of fish from New Zealand 

  • A striped bass (Morone saxatilis), a species of fish from North America 

  • Salvelinus, a genus of fish in the salmon family 

  • A stonefishes (genus Synanceia), venomous fishes from the Indo-Pacific 

  • Certain fish of genus Scorpaena, such as Madeira rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis), a common Mediterranean species 

  • Myliobatis goodei (southern eagle ray) 

  • A logperch (Percina caprodes), also known as common logperch or log perch 

  • Hypoplectrodes, a genus of fish in the family Serranidae 

  • Sebastes, mainly of the North Pacific 

  • A fish in the family Sebastidae, marine fishes that inhabit oceans around the world 

  • A long-spined bullhead (Taurulus bubalis) 

  • Hexagrammos, a genus of greenling from the North Pacific 

  • Scyliorhinus stellaris (nursehound), a shark known as rock salmon when used in cuisine 

  • A black person who does not know how to swim. 

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