quillback rockfish

Sebastes maliger

Classification

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Sebastidae

The quillback rockfish (Sebastes maliger), also known as the quillback seaperch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae. This species primarily dwells in salt water reefs. The average adult weighs 2–7 pounds (0.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Canada · 19,901United States of America · 11,381

Sources and credits

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quillback rockfish

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