The term “ocean perch” is often used to refer to fillets of rosefish, redfish, red perch, and sea perch. The flesh is sturdy, somewhat rough, and rather tasteless, allowing it to be cooked in various methods.
The denizen of the sea known commercially as the Atlantic rockfish assumes another moniker: the ocean perch. However, it is important to differentiate it from the Pacific perch, which shares the same colloquial name but represents a distinct species of rockfish. While the ocean perch frequently appears in the market as frozen fillets, its availability in fresh form is relatively limited.