(White-spotted
red rockfishes
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Freckled rockfish |
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Body color: Pinkish, densely freckled w/ dark green on back; 4 to 5 pale blotches on back; dark streaks on caudal fin. |
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| Maximum length: 9 in (23 cm) | Peritoneum color: dark |
| Maximum depth: 92 fm (168 m) | Shape between eyes: concave |
| Common depth: 21-92 fm (40-168 m) | Counts:
D:XIII,12-13, Ar:6-7, P1:16-18, GR:34-39, LLp:33-41, LLs:?-?, V:26 |
Greenspotted RF - knobs on upper jaw absent; gillrakers typically 31-34 (34-39 in Freckled RF)
Rosethorn RF - knobs on upper jaw absent; faint green mottling on back (dense in Freckled RF); gillrakers 28-33 (34-39 in Freckled RF); pectoral rays typically 16 (typically 17 in Freckled RF); dorsal rays typically 13 (typically 12 in Freckled RF).
Rosy RF - knobs on upper jaw absent; body red, mottled w/ purple (dense green in Freckled RF); gillrakers 29-34 (34-39 in Freckled RF).
Pink RF and Greenblotched RF - knobs on upper jaw absent; vague green streaks and blotches on back (dense in Freckled RF); gillrakers 26-31 (34-39 in Freckled RF).
Pinkrose RF - knobs on upper jaw absent; body uniform red (dense green freckling in Freckled RF); gillrakers 28-33 (34-39 in Freckled RF); dorsal rays typically 13 (typically 12 in Freckled RF).
Honeycomb RF - knobs on upper jaw absent; scales w/ darkly pigmented margins.
Distribution: Southern California - Baja California