Body color: Black to gray w/ yellow mottling; three dark bars radiate posteriorly from eye.
Peritoneum color: dark Shape between eyes: convex
Counts: D:XIV,14-17, Ar:7-9, P1:18-20, GR:34-41, LLp:37-52, LLs:48-78, V:29-30
Occurence: Aleutian Islands
Depth: 550 meters Size: 50 cm Species code: 30255
Similar species:
Dusky rockfish - body tan to dark blue-black; symphyseal knob moderate to small (symphyseal knob absent in Gray RF); pectoral rays typically 18 (typically 19 in Gray RF)
Black rockfish - body black to gray, white ventrally; body slender (robust in Gray RF); head spine count differs; peritoneum typically light; head spine count typically differs
Yellowtail rockfish - symphyseal knob strong (absent in Gray RF); peritoneum light