red drum

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A large food fish (Sciaenops ocellata) of the Atlantic coastal waters of North America. Also called channel bass.

Wiktionary

1. n. a large red edible fish, Sciaenops ocellata, also called channel bass or redfish.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico