Body color: Blue-black mottled w/ yellow; a broad, irregular yellow stripe present, whitish or bluish-white spotting on body; fins dark. (Also see above underwater photo.)
Peritoneum color: light Shape between eyes: concave
Counts: D:XIII,12-14, Ar:6-8, P1:17-19, GR:26-31, LLp:37-48, LLs:43-48, V:2
Occurence: Gulf of Alaska - Southern California
Depth: 128 meters Size: 43 cm Species code: 30370
Similar species:
Black-and-Yellow rockfish - body w/ irregular yellow blotches on back; anal rays typically 6 (typically 7 in China RF)
Quillback rockfish - body brown w/ yellow mottling; dorsal-fin margins deeply incised
Brown rockfish - body brown w/ dark brown mottling; head spine count typically differs