Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The stone-bass, cernier, cherna, or cherne, Polyprion cernium. See Polyprion, and cut under stone-bass.
  • noun An Australian species, Polyprion oxygeneios, of the family Serranidæ.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) A stone bass.

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  • noun A perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionide, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecks

Etymologies

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From wreck +‎ fish, since it often comes in with wreckage.

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Examples

  • Birch & Barley welcomes Pennsylvania's Sly Fox Brewery to the 14th Street NW restaurant for a five-course tasting menu that pairs offerings like Sly Fox's seasonal Oktoberfest brew with pan-seared wreckfish, or the Saison Vos with a beef striploin.

    Getting Up Guide: Spoken-word showcase; Sly Fox brew tasting Alex Baldinger 2010

  • Company's selection is extensive; Southern favorites like catfish and wreckfish are offered as well.

    Fish by Mail: Worth the Clams? 2009

  • Among the fish, one can identify a parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense) leaping above the wave crest and a big wreckfish (Polyprion americanum) lurking near the bottom, but the electric eel is a bit of artistic license.

    Godzilla's Attacking Babylon! 1999

  • A wreckfish passes diver Martin Hansel, dressed as Santa

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2010

  • We have no idea what the first couple ordered, But the seared striped bass goes for $24, the braised wreckfish $26.

    Pat Dollard | Young Americans 2009

  • Alaskan halibut and sablefish, and South Atlantic wreckfish; all four fisheries now have smaller fishing fleets, higher incomes for fishermen and larger, healthier fish stocks.

    unknown title 2009

  • Alaskan halibut and sablefish, and South Atlantic wreckfish; all four fisheries now have smaller fishing fleets, higher incomes for fishermen and larger, healthier fish stocks.

    unknown title 2009

  • Alaskan halibut and sablefish, and South Atlantic wreckfish; all four fisheries now have smaller fishing fleets, higher incomes for fishermen and larger, healthier fish stocks.

    unknown title 2009

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