seabass

Saltwater dinner fish

A seabass is any of various marine fish prized as food and game fish, though the term covers several unrelated species across different families.

The European seabass and black sea bass are among the most commercially important.

Often spelled as two words: sea bass.

culinary

fillet

Boneless meat portion

roasting · poaching · seasoning · marinade · herbs · buttery · flaky · umami · gourmet · entree

fishing

angling

Recreational hook-and-line pursuit

  • trollingProvoking reactions online
  • rodThin rigid stick
  • reelWinding cylinder or dance

lure · baitcasting · catch-and-release · charter · hook · line · tackle · cast · trophy · fisherman

biology

fins

Swimming appendages

  • gillsAquatic respiratory organs
  • scalesPlates or weighing devices
  • spawningReleasing eggs to reproduce

predator · schooling · aquatic · vertebrate · species · ichthyology · carnivorous · swim-bladder · juvenile · fry

habitat

marine

Relating to the sea

estuarine · reef · kelp · temperate · subtropical · Mediterranean · Atlantic · Pacific · brackish · rocky

aquaculture

farmed

Grew crops commercially

sustainable · Mediterranean · Asian · harvest · stock · breeding · wild-caught

Categories
Opposites
water type/habitat

seabasslargemouth bass

Wide-mouthed freshwater game fish

smallmouth bass · trout · catfish · freshwater fish · river fish

Family

sea, bass, seaside, seashore, bassoon, basswood

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G