blue rockfish

Sebastes mystinus

Sixty One Centimeters Sebastid Fish of Eastern Pacific

Blue
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
North America
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

The blue rockfish (Sebastes mystinus) or blue seaperch, 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 northeastern Pacific Ocean, ranging from northern Baja California to central Oregon.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Sebastidae
Genus: Sebastes
Maximum length: 61 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: northern limit is uncertain, at least from Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada (possibly Aleutian Islands, Alaska) to northern Baja California, Mexico.

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