Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Garrupa"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rockfish \Rock"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any one of several California scorp[ae]noid food fishes
of the genus {Sebastichthys}, as the red rockfish ({S.
ruber}). They are among the most important of California
market fishes. Called also {rock cod}, and {garrupa}.
(b) The striped bass. See {Bass}.
(c) Any one of several species of Florida and Bermuda
groupers of the genus {Epinephelus}.
(d) An American fresh-water darter; the log perch.
Note: The term is locally applied to various other fishes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Garrupa \Gar*ru"pa\, n. [Prob. fr. Pg. garupa crupper. Cf.
{Grouper} the fish.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of several species of California market fishes, of the
genus {Sebastichthys}; -- called also {rockfish}. See
{Rockfish}.
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