[surf-fish] 
) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es. | 1. | surfperch. |
| 2. | any of several sciaenoid fishes, as Umbrina roncador, inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of North America. |
| 3. | surf smelt. |
[surf-purch] ) -perch, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -perch⋅es. | any of several fishes of the family Embiotocidae, inhabiting shallow waters along the Pacific coast of North America. |
| surffish | |
noun | |
| 1. | a fish of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: yellowfin croaker] |
| 2. | small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: surfperch] |