Body color: Bright red-orange to pink; membranes between posterior-most dorsal spines black.
Peritoneum color: light Shape between eyes: concave
Counts: D:XIV-XVI,8-10, Ar:5, P1:21-23, GR:18-21, LLp:30-34, LLs:35-38, V:27-30
Occurence: Aleutian Islands
Depth: 110-1504 meters Size: 35 cm Species code: 30025
Similar species:
Shortspine Thornyhead - pectoral fin deeply notched, lower rays not highly branched; body less deep
Longspine Thornyhead - lower pectoral rays not highly branched; body less deep
Aleutian Scorpionfish (genus Adelosebastes) - cheek spines 1-2, weak; lower pectoral rays fingerlike; head spines very large; body deep
Other Rockfishes (genus Sebastes) - cheek spines absent; pectoral fin rounded, lacking notch; dorsal spines 12-15 (14-16 in Broadbanded thornyhead)