(Black rockfishes with weak head spines) |
Gray rockfish |
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Body color: Black to gray w/ yellow mottling; three dark bars radiate posteriorly from eye. |
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| Maximum length: 20 in (50 cm) | Peritoneum color: dark |
| Maximum depth: 270 fm (550 m) | Shape between eyes: convex |
| Common depth: ? fm (? m) | Counts:
D:XIV,14-17, Ar:7-9, P1:18-20, GR:34-41, LLp:37-52, LLs:48-78, V:29-30 |
Dusky RF - body tan to dark blue-black; symphyseal knob moderate to small (symphyseal knob absent in Gray RF); pectoral rays typically 18 (typically 19 in Gray RF).
Black RF - body black to gray, white ventrally; body slender (robust in Gray RF); head spine count differs; peritoneum typically light; head spine count typically differs.
Yellowtail RF - symphyseal knob strong (absent in Gray RF); peritoneum light.
Distribution: Aleutian Islands