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(Red/Black rockfishes with strong head spines) |
Puget Sound rockfish |
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Body color: Copper-red w/ indefinite olivaceous blotches; green bands radiate from eye; spinous dorsal green, w/ bright red at tips of spines; outer soft dorsal bright red, base of fin dark; paired and anal fins clear, brillant red. (Also see above photo.) |
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| Maximum length: 7 in (18 cm) | Peritoneum color: dark |
| Maximum depth: 200 fm (366 m) | Shape between eyes: convex |
| Common depth: 6-200 fm (10-366 m) | Counts:
D:XIII,13-15, Ar:6-7, P1:16-18, GR:37-41, LLp:40-46, LLs:41-46, V:27-28 |
Pygmy RF - brownish-red stripe below lateral line, squared blotches at base of dorsal fin; anal rays typically 6 (typically 7 in Puget Sound RF).
Shortbelly RF - anus about midway between origin of anal fin and pelvic-fin base (immediately in front of anal fin in Puget Sound RF); anal spine 2 shorter than 3.
Sharpchin RF - dorsal blotches extend below lateral line; symphyseal knob sharp and prominent; strong dark stripes extend posterior to eye.
Pacific Ocean Perch - symphyseal knob sharp, elongate; head spines weak and count typically differs; anal spine 2 shorter than 3.
Distribution: Gulf of Alaska - Northern California