Body color: Dark olivaceous green, lighter ventrally; fins dark.
Peritoneum color: light Shape between eyes: convex
Counts: D:XIII,12-14, Ar:6, P1:18-20, GR:17-25, LLp:40-49, LLs:?-?, V:26
Occurence: Oregon - Baja California
Depth: 56 meters Size: 56 cm Species code: 30450
Similar species:
Brown rockfish - gill rakers 25-29, not short; dark blotch on operculum (absent in Grass RF); body brown
Gopher rockfish - gill rakers 26-30, not short; body brown, mottled w/ light areas
Black rockfish - gill rakers 32-39, not short; body black to gray; head spines weak and count differs
Kelp rockfish - gill rakers typically 31-34, not short; pectoral fin reaches vent (does not reach vent in Grass RF); body brown