(White-spotted
red rockfishes |
Rosethorn rockfish |
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| Body color: Orange-yellow w/ light olivaceous mottling on back; 4 or 5 clear, white blotches, bordered w/ light pink or orange on upper part of body; dusky area on opercle; fins pink, w/ some yellow-green. | |
| Maximum length: 16.5 in (41 cm) | Peritoneum color: dark to gray w/ spots |
| Maximum depth: 300 fm (549 m) | Shape between eyes: concave |
| Common depth: 55-192 fm (100-350 m) | Counts:
D:XII-XIV,12-14, Ar:6-7, P1:15-18, GR:28-33, LLp:34-45, LLs:42-48, V:26 |
Greenspotted RF - body typically w/ round green spots and streaks on back; pectoral rays typically 17; gillrakers 31-36 (typically 28-31 in Rosethorn RF).
Rosy RF - body dark red w/ purple on back; purple band typically on nape; pectoral rays typically 17.
Pinkrose RF - pectoral rays typically 17; body uniform pink-red.
Swordspine RF - pectoral rays typically 17; prominent symphyseal knob on projecting lower jaw (small knob on jaws of equal length in Rosethorn RF); gillrakers 34-40 (28-33 in Rosethorn RF).
Pink RF and Greenblotched RF - body w/ olive-green wavy lines; pectoral rays typically 17.
Freckled RF - prominent knobs on upper jaw (absent in Rosethorn RF); dense freckling on back (mottled in Rosethorn RF); gillrakers 34-39 (28-33 in Rosethorn RF); pectoral rays typically 17; dorsal rays typically 12 (typically 13 in Rosethorn RF).
Distribution: Gulf of Alaska - Baja California
