Body color: Dark gray-green to black on back becoming silver on sides and abruptly red-orange to white ventrally; lips blackened; lower portions of pectoral, anal, and pelvic fins washed w/ red-orange to pink.
Peritoneum color: light Shape between eyes: convex
Counts: D:XIII,13-17, Ar:7, P1:16-18, GR:33-36, LLp:44-53, LLs:58-70, V:26
Occurence: Bering Sea - Southern California
Depth: 375 meters Size: 71 cm Species code: 30100
Similar species:
Bocaccio - body reddish; head spine count differs; gill rakers 27-32 (33-36 in Silvergray RF); anal rays typically 8 (7 in Silvergray)
Shortbelly rockfish - anus midway between pelvic-fin base and anal-fin origin; body color reddish; head spine count differs; maximum length 32 cm
Chilipepper rockfish - maxilla extends to midorbit; body reddish, lateral line clear red; anal rays 8-9 (7 in Silvergray RF)
Dusky rockfish - head spines typically absent; body deeper; body brown to tan
Yellowtail rockfish - body brassy w/ yellow fins; head spine count differs; body deeper