kelp bass
noun
: a mottled sea bass (Paralabrax clathratus) that occurs along the Pacific coast of the U.S. and is an important sport fish
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The easiest way to sleuth out the life cycle of a parasite is to present it with potential hosts, just as Dykman did with the worms in the kelp bass. 
Sabrina Imbler, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2021
Sabrina Imbler, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2021 Word History
First Known Use
circa 1936, in the meaning defined above