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(White-spotted
red rockfishes |
Rosy rockfish |
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Body color: Orange-red to purple w/ yellow wash on lower sides; 4 or 5 clear, whitish blotches, bordered w/ purple-red on upper part of body; fins pink w/ yellow. (See also above underwater photo.) |
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| Maximum length: 15 in (36 cm) | Peritoneum color: gray to dark |
| Maximum depth: 70 fm (128 m) | Shape between eyes: concave |
| Common depth: 16-25 fm (30-46 m) | Counts:
D:XIII-XIV,11-14, Ar:5-7, P1:16-18, GR:29-34, LLp:36-46, LLs:?-?, V:26 |
Rosethorn RF - body orange-red, white spots bordered by light pink or orange; pectoral rays typically 16 (typically 17 in Rosy RF); caudal peduncle typically thinner,depth less than orbit width (greater than orbit width in Rosy RF).
Pinkrose RF - body uniform red; caudal peduncle depth typically less than orbit width (greater than orbit width in Rosy RF).
Starry RF - body covered w/ white dots; gillrakers 25-30 (29-34 in Rosy RF).
Swordspine RF - lower jaw projecting (jaws equal in Rosy RF); symphyseal knob prominent (absent or small in Rosy RF); gillrakers 34-40 (29-34 in Rosy RF).
Greenspotted RF - body orange-red w/ green spots, white spots bordered by light pink or orange; caudal peduncle typically thinner,depth less than orbit width (greater than orbit width in Rosy RF).
Pink RF and Greenblotched RF - body w/ irregular greenish blotches.
Freckled RF - prominent knobs bordering notch in upper jaw & dense green freckling on back (absent in Rosy RF); gillrakers 34-39 (29-34 in Rosy RF).
Distribution: Washington (Cobb Seamount) - Baja California