Alaskan Ronquil

Bathymaster caeruleofasciatus

Typically dark brown with black fins and blue spots on pectoral fins; females and young(?) orange brown with bluish bars on sides and black fins; operculum often with prominent blue-black spots that become obscured in adults; pelvics with blue centers; maxillary to rear of orbit or beyond; caudal fin scaled for at least half its length , scales evident on body, no scales on cheek; gill rakers on lower 1st arch 10-14

Occurence: Aleutian Islands to N British Columbia

Depth: 0-130 meters    Size: 29 cm

Species code: 20712

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