groundfish

ground·fish

G0282400 (ground′fĭsh′)n. pl. groundfish or ground·fish·es A bottom-dwelling fish, especially a commercially valuable marine species such as flounder or cod.

groundfish

(ˈɡraʊndˌfɪʃ) n (Animals) a fish that lives close to the bottom of the sea

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groundfish - fish that live on the sea bottom (particularly the commercially important gadoid fish like cod and haddock, or flatfish like flounder)bottom fishfood fish - any fish used for food by human beings