Body color: Uniform creamy light-red or pink.
Peritoneum color: dark to light w/ spots Shape between eyes: convex to concave
Counts: D:XIII,12-13, Ar:5-7, P1:17-19, GR:24-28, LLp:27-31, LLs:41-50,V:26
Occurence: British Columbia - Southern California
Depth: 81-893 meters Size: 41 cm Species code: 30090
Similar species:
Splitnose rockfish - head spine count differs; knobs bordering notch in upper jaw prominent; gill rakers 32-37 (24-28 in Aurora RF); lateral line pores 32-43 (27-31 in Aurora RF); spines on lower margin of operculum typically present (typically absent in Aurora RF)
Stripetail rockfish - head spine count differs; body yellow-pink w/ green; dorsal blotches present; no notch in upper jaw; spines on lower margin of operculum typically present (typically absent in Aurora RF)
Rougheye rockfish - 2-8 spines below eye; body red w/ black; gill rakers 29-35 (24-28 in Aurora RF)
Shortraker rockfish - anal spine 2 shorter than 3; notch in upper jaw absent