# blackfish

CEFR C2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/blackfish
Updated: 2026-10-19

## Definition

a dark-coloured sea fish that lives near rocks and the sea floor. People in some coastal areas catch it to eat.

For teachers: any of several dark-coloured coastal fishes, especially the tautog of the western Atlantic. Typically found around rocky reefs and wrecks and taken as a food fish.

## Examples

- He catches a blackfish off the rocky pier.
- In autumn, anglers fish for blackfish around wrecks and rocky reefs.
- The charter boat drifted over the reef where blackfish feed, and the crew lowered crab bait to tempt the wary fish from the rocks.

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