canary rockfish

Sebastes pinniger

Sebastid Fish of the Niger Basin

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

The canary rockfish (Sebastes pinniger), also known as the orange rockfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae. It is native to the waters of the Pacific Ocean off western North America.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Sebastidae
Genus: Sebastes
Maximum length: 76 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: south of the Shelikof Strait in the Gulf of Alaska to Cape Colnett, Baja California, Mexico.

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