Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Rosefish \Rose"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   A large marine scorp[ae]noid food fish ({Sebastes marinus})
   found on the northern coasts of Europe and America. called
   also {red perch}, {hemdurgan}, {Norway haddok}, and also,
   erroneously, {snapper}, {bream}, and {bergylt}.

   Note: When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or
         orange-red; the young are usually mottled with red and
         ducky brown.