dusky rockfish

Sebastes ciliatus

Sebastid Fish of Coastal Waters

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Fusiform
Large
Temperate fish

Sebastes ciliatus, the dusky rockfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae. It is typically found in the North Pacific Ocean, specifically in the Bering Sea near British Columbia, in the Gulf of Alaska, and in the depths of the Aleutian Islands.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Sebastidae
Genus: Sebastes
Maximum length: 53 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: North Pacific: western Aleutian Islands and eastern Bering Sea, through the Gulf of Alaska, to southeast Alaska; including south to Johnstone Strait, British Columbia.

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