. Common marine fishes of California. Fishes -- California; Fishes. 100 DIVISION OF FISH AND GAME. Photo by J. B. Phillips ORANGE ROCKFISH Sebastodes pinniger Relationship: Belongs to the rockfish family, Scorpaenidae. Closely resembles the vermilion rockfish (opposite page). Distinguishing Characters: See page 94. Chiefly orange in color ; scales on the under side of the lower jaw smooth to the touch (in the vex-milion rockfish, which is somewhat redder in color, the underside of the lower jaw is rough to the touch) ; the pale peritoneum; three pairs of low spines above the eye and one pair b
. Common marine fishes of California. Fishes -- California; Fishes. 100 DIVISION OF FISH AND GAME. Photo by J. B. Phillips ORANGE ROCKFISH Sebastodes pinniger Relationship: Belongs to the rockfish family, Scorpaenidae. Closely resembles the vermilion rockfish (opposite page). Distinguishing Characters: See page 94. Chiefly orange in color ; scales on the under side of the lower jaw smooth to the touch (in the vex-milion rockfish, which is somewhat redder in color, the underside of the lower jaw is rough to the touch) ; the pale peritoneum; three pairs of low spines above the eye and one pair back of the eyes on top of the head ; the slightly convex space between the eyes ; the lower jaw projecting slightly and having a knob at the tip. Length to about 30 inches. Color: Olive gray blotched with orange red or orange yellow above, becoming nearly white below; an occasional specimen may have an inky, black blotch anywhere on body ; three bright orange stripes radiate from the eye; fins generally bright orange. In young specimens there is usually a black blotch on the membrane of the spiny dorsal between the seventh and tenth spines ; lips and lining of mouth pale red with dusky or black mottling. Distribution: Northern Lower California to northern British Columbia. Fishing Season: Throughout the year. Importance: The most important species in the State in recent years. Dominates the catch at Eureka, but is of lesser importance in Central California. Fishing Gear: Trawls, lines. Unauthorized Names: Red rock cod, eodalarga, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Roedel, Philip M. , 1913-. [Sacramento : California State Print. Off. ,]
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