- A large marine food fish (Serranus, / Centropristis,
atrarius) which abounds on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It
is dark bluish, with black bands, and more or less varied with small
white spots and blotches. Called also, locally, blue bass, black sea
bass, blackfish, bluefish, and black perch. - A California food fish (Cynoscion nobile); -- called also
white sea bass, and sea salmon.