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Definition of Rock sunfish
1. Noun. Game and food fish of upper Mississippi and Great Lakes.
Exact synonyms: Ambloplites Rupestris, Rock Bass
Generic synonyms: Centrarchid, Sunfish
Group relationships: Ambloplites, Genus Ambloplites
Generic synonyms: Centrarchid, Sunfish
Group relationships: Ambloplites, Genus Ambloplites
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rock Sunfish
Literary usage of Rock sunfish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Angler's Guide: A Handbook of the Haunts and Habits of the Popular Game by Charles Bradford (1908)
"... Bass: See Rock Bass and Black Bass rock sunfish: See Rock Bass Rocky Mountain
Whitefish Roundfish : See Rocky Mountain Whitefish Sac-a-lait: See Crappie ..."
2. The Outdoorsman's Handbook (formerly The Angler's Guide) by Warren Hastings Miller (1909)
"Bass, Rock (rock sunfish, Goggle-Eye, Red Eye, War- Mouth, etc.): Caught during
the summer and autumn in clear waters of lakes, ponds, and rivers, ..."