ocean perch

noun

: any of several marine scorpaenid food fishes (genus Sebastes):
a
: redfish sense a
also : a related food fish (S. fasciatus)
b
: one (S. alutus) abundant in the northeastern Pacific from Japan to the Bering Sea to southern California

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Halpern's fresh fish counter includes cod, catfish, ocean perch, swai and tilapia. — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2021 Sea bass, flounder, ocean perch, and red snapper are all great choices, around a pound in weight. — Lucas Sin, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2024 Dinners come with a generous portion of slaw, bread and spaghetti or mac and cheese and choice of ocean perch, tilapia or catfish. — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 2 Apr. 2021 Some species rebounded even faster than expected, like Pacific ocean perch which recovered 34 years ahead of schedule. — Amanda Leland, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025 One such firm is Blue Harvest Fisheries, which operates out of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and is the largest holder of permits to catch groundfish such as pollock, haddock and ocean perch. — Will Sennott, ProPublica, 12 Oct. 2022 Family owned and operated since 2017, The Fish House & Grill is known to serve quality seafood at a reasonable price, including cod, catfish, flounder, grouper, Jack salmon, ocean perch, tilapia, Red snapper fish dinners, come with two sides, slaw, French fries, rice or corn on the cob. — Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ocean perch was in 1933

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“Ocean perch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ocean%20perch. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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