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. [
1913 Webster]
" When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or orange-red; the young are usually mottled with red and ducky brown."
[1913 Webster]