Body color: Pink to dark red, w/ dark blotches; posterior 2/3 of lateral line clear.
Peritoneum color: dark Shape between eyes: flat to convex
Counts: D:XIII,13-15, Ar: 6-7, P1:17-19, GR:36-41, LLp:42-52, LLs:46-58, V:27
Occurence: Bering Sea - Washington
Depth: 100-558 meters Size: 37 cm Species code: 30535
Similar species:
Sharpchin rockfish - lateral line pigmented, dorsal blotches cross w/out break; symphyseal knob prominent; dorsal and caudal fin membranes reddish
Redstripe rockfish - lateral line clear for its entire length, olive mottling dorsally and ventrally; anal spine 2 equal to or shorter than 3; head spines weak
Darkblotched rockfish - body w/ 4 or 5 distinct dark blotches crossing lateral line; body deep, depth > head length; head spine count differs; anal spine 2 shorter than 3
Pacific Ocean Perch - body w/ small discrete dorsal blotches at base of fin; head spines weak and count differs; symphyseal knob prominent (moderate in Harlequin RF)