sablefish

Definition

A dark-coloured marine fish of species Anoplopoma fimbria, of North American Pacific waters.

Etymology

From sable + fish.

Example Sentences

• "Other deep creatures now being harvested or targeted as seafood include rattails, skates, squid, red crabs, orange roughy, black oreos, smooth oreos, hoki, blue ling, southern blue whiting, sablefish, black scabbard fish and spiny dogfish."