(Red rockfishes with strong head spines) |
Chameleon rockfish |
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Body color: Whitish pink when first brought to surface, changing to golden crimson upon death and exposure to air; vague dusky streaks on back from above rear margins of orbit posteriorly to about insertion of second dorsal. |
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| Maximum length: 17 in (43 cm) | Peritoneum color: dark |
| Maximum depth: 150 fm (274 m) | Shape between eyes: concave |
| Common depth: 95-150 fm (171-274 m) | Counts:
D:XIII-IV,12-13, Ar:5-6, P1:18-19, GR:36-40, LLp:29-33, LLs:?, V:26-27 |
Aurora RF - spines absent below eye; gillrakers 24-28 (36-40 in Chameleon RF).
Splitnose RF - spines absent below eye; head spine count differs; gillrakers 32-37 (36-40 in Chameleon RF).
Rougheye RF - peritoneum light; area between eyes flat or convex; gillrakers 29-35 (36-40 in Chameleon RF).
Distribution: Northern California - Southern California