grass rockfish

Sebastes rastrelliger

Sebastid Fish Reaching Fifty Six Centimeters

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

Sebastes rastrelliger, the grass 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 eastern Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Sebastidae
Genus: Sebastes
Maximum length: 56 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Yaquina Bay in Oregon, USA to Baja California, Mexico.

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