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(Red rockfishes with strong head spines) |
Yelloweye rockfish |
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Another yelloweye rockfish picture Body color: Red on back, bright orange-yellow on sides, most fins w/ black on tips. Young <28 cm red w/ whitish stripe along lateral line, another shorter stripe between lateral line and belly surface, fins w/ blackened tips. (See above photo.) |
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| Maximum length: 36 in (91 cm) | Peritoneum color: light |
| Maximum depth: 260 fm (475 m) | Shape between eyes: concave |
| Common depth: 28-219 fm (50-400 m) | Counts:
D:XIII,13-16, Ar:5-8, P1:18-20, GR:25-30, LLp:39-46, LLs:45-50, V:26 |
Similar species:
Canary RF - body mottled gray dorsally w/ orange; anal fin pointed w/ strong anterior slant (rounded w/ posterior slant in Yelloweye RF).
Vermilion RF - body mottled gray dorsally w/ red; anal fin pointed w/ strong anterior slant (rounded w/ posterior slant in Yelloweye RF).
Rougheye RF, Shortraker RF, and Blackgill RF - body red w/ various dark mottling; 0-8 spines below eye.
Distribution: Aleutian Islands - Baja California
