Calico rockfish
(Sebastes dallii)
Image source: uzun | inaturalist.org
General data
Sebastes dallii has a body which is oval, elongated, and rather broad. The depth of the body is 32% to 36% of its standard length. The body is covered in scales. The head has a sharp snout, large eyes and a large, terminally positioned large mouth.
There are 12-14 spines and 12-14 soft rays in the dorsal fin while the anal fin has 3 spines and 6-7 soft rays.
The overall colour is greenish-yellow with diagonal reddish-brown bars on the flanks. In living fish there is mottled brown spotting which rapidly fades after death.
The caudal fin rays are dark brown. The anal and pelvic fins are transparent, tinged with red, and the caudal and dorsal fins are dark while the pectoral fins are orange and red.
Max length: 25 cm TL
Sebastes dallii Is found in the central eastern Pacific along the west coast of North America between San Francisco, California to Punta Rompiente in Baja California Sur.
The calico rockfish is a demersal fish which is found at depths Between 18 and 256 m (59 and 840 ft) in area where rocky substrates mix with softer substrates where there is fine sediment as well as structured habitats such as natural and man-made reefs.
