Blackspotted/Rougheye Rockfish
Sebastes aleutianus
Marine Life of the Northeast Pacific (MLNEP) notes 3
The Blackspotted-Rougheye rockfish complex
Large, schooling fish. Often swimming above seafloor. Colors varying a lot, although many do have tiny black spots. Thinner than the blackgill rockfish.
From "The Cobb Seamount Species Inventory" (Du Preez et al. 2015): There is a history of confusing and misidentifying blackspotted rockfish and rougheye rockfish owing to similar geographic distributions, depth ranges, and morphologies (Orr & Hawkins 2008; Love et al. 2002; Butler et al. 2012). There is also evidence of hybridization between the two species (Orr & Hawkins 2008). It is particularly difficult to identify individuals underwater.
Blackspotted rockfish (Sebastes melanostictus)
Summary 4
The rougheye rockfish (Sebastes aleutianus) is a rockfish of the genus Sebastes. It is also known as the blackthroat rockfish or the blacktip rockfish and grows to a maximum of about 97 cm (38 in) in length, with the IGFA record weight being 14 lb 12 oz (6.7 kg). Similar to many other members of its genus, it is extremely long-lived, and has been known to reach an age of 205 years.
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