(Black rockfishes with weak head spines) |
Widow rockfish |
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Body color: Uniform dusky-brown w/ traces of light yellow-red; fins brown to black, membranes of pectoral, pelvic, and anal fins black. Specimens < 10 in (25cm) w/ vague streaks of orange. |
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| Maximum length: 23 in (59 cm) | Peritoneum color: dark |
| Maximum depth: 205 fm (375 m) | Shape between eyes: convex |
| Common depth: 55-192 fm (100-350 m) | Counts:
D:XIII,14-16, Ar:7-10, P1:17-19, GR:34-38, LLp:52-60, LLs:58-66, V:26-27 |
Yellowtail RF - mouth large, maxilla extends beyond midorbit (maxilla extends anterior to midorbit in Widow RF); body brassy w/ yellow fins; anal-fin margin perpendicular.
Black RF - mouth large, maxilla extends beyond midorbit (maxilla extends anterior to midorbit in Widow RF) body dusky gray to black; anal-fin margin rounded; pectoral rays typically 19 (typically 18 in Widow RF).
Blue RF - body blue to black w/ stripes on nape; body deep; dorsal rays typically 16 (typically 15 in Widow RF).
Light and Dark Dusky RF - mouth large, maxilla extends beyond midorbit (maxilla anterior to midorbit in Widow RF); body deep; anal-fin margin perpendicular.
Speckled RF - speckling present on dorsum (absent in Widow RF); anal and pelvic-fin membranes dusky (black in Widow RF); gill rakers 29-34 and lateral line pores 45-55 (rakers 34-38 and pores 52-60 in Widow RF).
Distribution: Gulf of Alaska - Baja California