(White-spotted
red rockfishes |
Pink 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: 200 fm (366 m) | Shape between eyes: concave |
| Common depth: 41-200 fm (76-366 m) | Counts:
D:XIII,11-13, Ar:5-7, P1:17-18, GR:26-31, LLp:34-42, LLs:?-?, V:26 |
Greenblotched RF - pectoral rays typically 17 (typically 18 in Pink RF); gillrakers typically 30-34 (26-31 in Pink RF); spines absent on lower edge of operculum (1-2 in Pink RF); upper gillrakers not rudimentary (rudimentary in Pink RF).
Greenspotted RF - body w/ round green spots; upper gillrakers not rudimentary (rudimentary in Pink RF); scales on lower jaw few or absent (lower jaw scaled in Pink RF); gillrakers 31-36 (26-31 in Pink RF).
Rosethorn RF - pectoral rays typically 16 (typically 17-18 in Pink RF); upper gillrakers not rudimentary (rudimentary in Pink RF).
Freckled RF - prominent knobs bordering notch in upper jaw (absent in Pink RF); back w/ dense green freckling; gillrakers 34-39 (26-31 in Pink RF); upper gillrakers not rudimentary (rudimentary in Pink RF).
Swordspine RF - lower jaw projects (jaws equal in Rosy RF); symphyseal knob prominent (absent or small in Rosy RF); gillrakers 34-40 (26-31 in Pink RF).
Rosy RF - body red, mottled w/ purple (green spots and streaks in Pink RF)
Distribution: Oregon - Baja California