Body color: Reddish w/ five discrete black blotches on back, extending across lateral line.
Peritoneum color: dark Shape between eyes: convex
Counts: D:XII-XIII,12-15, Ar:5-7, P1:18-20, GR:29-34, LLp:40-51, LLs:48-62, V:26
Occurence: Bering Sea - Southern California
Depth: 100-600 meters Size: 45 cm Species code: 30170
Similar species:
Sharpchin rockfish - symphyseal knob prominent; edge of operculum smooth (1-2 spines in Darkblotched RF); anal spine 2 longer than 3; head spines stronger and count differs
Harlequin rockfish - posterior 2/3 of lateral line clear; dorsal fin blackish; anal spine 2 longer than 3; head spines stronger and count differs
Halfbanded rockfish - body pink w/ 2 prominent blotches over lateral line; head spines weaker and count differs; body slender; anal spine 2 longer than 3
Pacific Ocean Perch - dorsal blotches do not extend below lateral line; symphyseal knob elongate, sharp; head spines weaker and count typically differs
Yellowmouth rockfish - yellow blotches inside mouth; dorsal blotches diffuse and do not extend below lateral line; head spines stronger and count differs