Sebastidae

quillback rockfish

Sebastes maliger

Sixty One Centimeters Sebastid Fish from Eastern Pacific

• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• North America
• Fusiform
• Large
• Temperate fish

The quillback rockfish (Sebastes maliger), also known as the quillback seaperch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae. This species primarily dwells in salt water reefs. The average adult weighs 2–7 pounds (0.9 – 3 kg) and may reach 1 m (3 feet) in length.