Surf fish Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a fish of the Pacific coast of North America
    surffish; yellowfin croaker; Umbrina roncador.
  2. noun small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North America
    surfperch; surffish.

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Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of California embiotocoid fishes. See Embiotocoid.

Webster 1913