Body color: Olive-brown w/ irregular clear, light-gray or pink blotches on back, lateral line, and on lower sides; clear areas tend to run together on lower sides.
Peritoneum color: light Shape between eyes: concave
Counts: D:XIII,12-13, Ar:5-7, P1:16-18, GR:26-30, LLp:35-49, LLs:?-?, V:26
Occurence: Northern California - Baja California
Depth: 55 meters Size: 41 cm Species code: 30110
Similar species:
Black-and-Yellow rockfish - body black w/ yellow blotches (brown w/ flesh-colored blotches in Gopher RF); gill rakers typically 27-28 (typically 28-30 in Gopher RF)
Quillback rockfish - body w/ broad yellow mottling (irregular, small, and flesh-colored blotches in Gopher RF); spinous dorsal-fin margin deeply incised
Brown rockfish - body w/ darker brown mottling (irregular, small, and flesh-colored blotches in Gopher RF); head spines 6 and 8 typically present