1. a large dark-colored fish of the North Pacific that is valued as food

Examples

• The restaurant featured grilled sablefish as the evening special.
• Sablefish is prized for its rich, buttery flavor and flaky texture.
• Commercial fishermen in Alaska harvest thousands of pounds of sablefish annually.
• The chef prepared the sablefish with a miso glaze.
• Sablefish populations are carefully monitored to ensure sustainable fishing.
• Many consider sablefish one of the finest eating fish in the Pacific.