Sebastidae

gopher rockfish

Sebastes carnatus

Sebastid Fish beneath Mexican Waters

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• North America
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The gopher rockfish (Sebastes carnatus), also known as the gopher sea perch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae. It is found in the eastern Pacific, primarily off California.