vermilion rockfish

Sebastes miniatus

Dark red skin with gray spots and black fin edges

vermilion rockfish is a marine fish of Eastern Pacific. The species occupies deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 91 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Sebastidae
Genus: Sebastes
Maximum length: 91 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Prince William Sound, Alaska and Queen Charlotte Island, British Columbia, Canada to central Baja California, Mexico.

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