Body color: Dark brown to olive, washed w/ copper-pink and often splashed w/ dull yellow; posterior lateral line and lower sides usually white in fresh specimens, becoming copper-pink on prolonged exposure. (See above photos.)
Peritoneum color: light Shape between eyes: concave
Counts: D:XIII,11-14, Ar:5-7, P1:16-18, GR:26-32, LLp:37-47, LLs:39-45, V:25-26
Occurence: Gulf of Alaska - Baja California
Depth: 183 meters Size: 58 cm Species code: 30120
Similar species:
Brown rockfish - head spine count differs; body color light brown w/ darker brown mottling; operculum w/ dark blotch
Gopher rockfish - body w/ about 6 gray or pink blotches; lateral line dark and broken by blotches
Quillback rockfish - anal rays typically 7 (typically 6 in Copper RF); cheeks and breast w/ small spots