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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Sebastidae
Genus: Sebastes
Maximum length: 39 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Eureka in northern California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico.

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