roughy

roughy
rough·y (rŭfʹē) n. pl. roughy or rough·ies
1. A perchlike food fish (Arripis georgianus) of Australia and New Zealand.
2. A small fish (Trachichthys australis) with rough scales, found in shallow waters along the southeast coast of Australia.
  [Probably from rough.]

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