(White-spotted
red rockfishes |
Greenblotched rockfish |
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Body color: Faded pink w/ vague green streaks and small blotches on back; 3 to 5 whitish blotches on back; fins yellow-pink. |
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| Maximum length: 22 in (56 cm) | Peritoneum color: dark or light |
| Maximum depth: 217 fm (396 m) | Shape between eyes: concave |
| Common depth: 33-217 fm (61-396 m) | Counts:
D:XIII-XIV,11-13, Ar:5-6, P1:16-18, GR:28-34, LLp:34-42, LLs:43-54, V:26 |
Pink RF - pectoral rays typically 18 (typically 17 in Greenblotched RF); gillrakers typically 26-30 (30-34 in Greenblotched RF); spines on lower edge of operculum typically 1-2 (absent in Greenblotched RF); upper gillrakers rudimentary (not rudimentary in Greenblotched RF).
Greenspotted RF - body w/ round green spots; scales on lower jaw few or absent (lower jaw scaled in Greenblotched RF).
Rosethorn RF - pectoral rays typically 16 (17 in Greenblotched RF).
Freckled RF - prominent knobs bordering notch in upper jaw (absent in Greenblotched RF); back w/ dense freckling; gillrakers 34-39 (30-34 in Greenblotched RF).
Rosy RF - body red mottled w/ purple, w/out green spots and streaks; scales on lower jaw few or absent (scaled in Greenblotched RF).
Pinkrose RF - body uniform red; scales on lower jaw few or absent (scaled in Greenblotched RF).
Distribution: Central California - Baja California