Body color: Uniform rose-red.
Peritoneum color: dark Shape between eyes: concave
Counts: D:XIII,11-14, Ar:5-8, P1:17-19, GR:32-37, LLp:32-43, LLs:53-57,V:26
Occurence: Gulf of Alaska - Baja California
Depth: 150-800 meters Size: 45 cm Species code: 30190
Similar species:
Aurora rockfish - head spine count differs; knobs bordering notch in upper jaw less prominent; gill rakers 24-28 (32-37 in Splitnose RF); lateral line pores typically 27-30 (32-42 in Splitnose RF); spines on lower margin of operculum typically absent (typically present in Splitnose RF)
Stripetail rockfish - body yellow-pink w/ green; dorsal blotches present; notch in upper jaw absent
Thornyheads (genus Sebastolobus) - 8-10 strong cheek spines; 15-17 dorsal spines (13 in Splitnose RF); body round in cross section (elliptical in Splitnose RF)