(Red rockfishes with strong head spines) |
Aleutian scorpionfish |
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Body color: Bright crimson red; dusky mottling on back forming 3 faint saddles; ventral pectoral rays pink; dusky area on dorsal-most pectoral rays. |
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| Maximum length: 16 in (41 cm) | Peritoneum color: gray w/ black spots |
| Maximum depth: 666 fm (1200 m) | Shape between eyes: concave |
| Common depth: ? fm (? m) | Counts:
D:XII,12-13, Ar:5, P1:18-22, GR:24-25, LLp:28-29, LLs:74-100, V:26 |
Thornyheads (genus Sebastolobus) - cheek spines 5-10, strong; dorsal spines 15-17 (12-13 in Aleutian Scorpionfish).
Other Rockfishes (genus Sebastes) - cheek spines absent; pectoral fin rounded, lacking notch, wedge-shaped (slightly notched in Aleutian Scorpionfish); pectoral rays typically 20 (21 in Aleutian Scorpionfish); lower jaw equal to or longer than upper jaw (shorter than upper jaw in Aleutian Scorpionfish).
Distribution: Aleutian Islands