(Red/Black rockfishes with weak head spines) |
Northern rockfish |
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| Body color: Dark gray-green on reddish background; red-orange flecks and fine green spots on body; red-orange to white ventrally; oblique light band on lower portion of pectoral fin. | |
| Maximum length: 15 in (40 cm) | Peritoneum color: dark |
| Maximum depth: 342 fm (625 m) | Shape between eyes: convex |
| Common depth: 27-164 fm (50-300 m) | Counts:
D:XIV,13-16, Ar:7-9, P1:17-19, GR:35-39, LLp:43-53, LLs:69-70, V:28 |
Dusky (light) RF - body gray to greenish-brown; light patch on pectoral fin faint; dorsal spines typically 13.
Pacific Ocean Perch - body red w/ discrete dorsal blotches; symphyseal knob sharp, elongate (moderate in Northern RF); head spine 5 present; dorsal spines typically 13.
Redstripe RF - mottled olive-green stripes above and below light red lateral line; head spine count differs; dorsal spines typically 13; head spine 5 present.
Harlequin RF - head spines strong and spine 5 is present; anal spine 2 longer than 3 (shorter in Northern RF); dorsal blotches prominent; posterior 2/3 of lateral line light; dorsal spines typically 13.
Sharpchin RF - body red w/ dorsal blotches; head spines strong and differ in count; anal spine 2 longer than 3; dorsal spines typically 13.
Distribution: Bering Sea - British Columbia
