Common Rockfish and Associated Species of the North Pacific

Photos Courtesy:

1 Alaska Department of Fish and Game
2 Mike Byerly (Alaska Department of Fish and Game)

3 Milton Love
4 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

5 Ralph Pace Photography
6 Vicky Okimura (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)

All photos available to download for public use.

Bank Rockfish

Bank Rockfish 6
(Sebastes rufus)

Black and Yellow Rockfish

Black and Yellow Rockfish 5
(Sebastes chrysomelas)

Black Rockfish

Black Rockfish 6
(Sebastes melanops)

Blackgill Rockfish

Blackgill Rockfish 4
(Sebastes melanostomus)

Blackspotted Rockfish

Blackspotted Rockfish 6
(Sebastes melanostictus)

Blue Rockfish

Blue Rockfish 6
(Sebastes mystinus)

Bocaccio

Bocaccio 6
(Sebastes paucispinis)

Bronzespotted Rockfish

Bronzespotted Rockfish 3
(Sebastes gilli)

Brown Rockfish

Brown Rockfish 4
(Sebastes auriculatus)

Cabezon

Cabezon 6
(Scorpaenichthys marmoratus)

Calico Rockfish

Calico Rockfish 5
(Sebastes dalli)

California Scorpionfish

California Scorpionfish 5
(Scorpaena guttata)

Canary Rockfish (Variant)

Canary Rockfish 6

(Variant) 
(Sebastes pinniger)

Canary Rockfish (Variant)

Canary Rockfish 6

(Variant) 
(Sebastes pinniger)

Chilipepper Rockfish

Chilipepper Rockfish 5
(Sebastes goodei)

China Rockfish

China Rockfish 6
(Sebastes nebulosus)

Copper Rockfish (Variant)

Copper Rockfish 6

(Variant) 
(Sebastes caurinus)

Copper Rockfish (Variant)

Copper Rockfish 6

(Variant) 
(Sebastes caurinus)

Cowcod

Cowcod 5
(Sebastes levis)

Darkblotched Rockfish

Darkblotched Rockfish 6
(Sebastes crameri)

Deacon Rockfish

Deacon Rockfish 6
(Sebastes diaconus)

Dusky Rockfish (Dark Version)

Dusky Rockfish 1

(Dark Version)  
(Sebastes sp. cf. ciliatus)

Dusky Rockfish (Light Version)

Dusky Rockfish 1

(Light Version)  
(Sebastes ciliatus)

Flag Rockfish

Flag Rockfish 5
(Sebastes rubrivinctus)

Gopher Rockfish

Gopher Rockfish 5
(Sebastes carnatus)

Grass Rockfish (Dark Version)

Grass Rockfish 5

(Dark Version)  
(Sebastes rastrelliger)

Grass Rockfish (Light Version)

Grass Rockfish 5

(Light Version)  
(Sebastes rastrelliger)

Greenblotched Rockfish

Greenblotched Rockfish 5
(Sebastes rosenblatti)

Greenspotted Rockfish

Greenspotted Rockfish 5
(Sebastes chlorostictus)

Greenstriped Rockfish

Greenstriped Rockfish 5
(Sebastes elongatus)

Halfbanded Rockfish

Halfbanded Rockfish 5
(Sebastes semicinctus)

Honeycomb Rockfish

Honeycomb Rockfish 5
(Sebastes umbrosus)

Kelp Greenling (female)

Kelp Greenling (female) 6
(Hexagrammos decagrammus)

Kelp Greenling (male)

Kelp Greenling (male) 6
(Hexagrammos decagrammus)

Kelp Rockfish

Kelp Rockfish 5
(Sebastes atrovirens)

Lingcod

Lingcod 6
(Ophiodon elongates)

Olive Rockfish

Olive Rockfish 5
(Sebastes serranoides)

Pacific Ocean Perch

Pacific Ocean Perch 6
(Sebastes alutus)

Pacific Sand Sole

Pacific Sand Sole 6
(Psettichthys melanostictus)

Pacific Sanddab

Pacific Sanddab 5
(Citharichthys sordidus)

Quillback Rockfish (Variant)

Quillback Rockfish 6

(Variant) 
(Sebastes maliger)

Quillback Rockfish (Variant)

Quillback Rockfish 6

(Variant) 
(Sebastes maliger)

Redbanded Rockfish

Redbanded Rockfish 6
(Sebastes babcocki)

Rock Sole

Rock Sole 6
(Lepidopsetta bilineata)

Rosy Rockfish

Rosy Rockfish 5
(Sebastes rosaceus)

Rougheye Rockfish

Rougheye Rockfish 6
(Sebastes aleutianus)

Shortraker Rockfish

Shortraker Rockfish 6
(Sebastes borealis)

Silvergray Rockfish 2
(Sebastes brevispinis)

Speckled Rockfish

Speckled Rockfish 5
(Sebastes ovalis)

Squarespot Rockfish

Squarespot Rockfish 5
(Sebastes hopkinski)

Starry Flounder

Starry Flounder 6
(Platichthys stellatus)

Starry Rockfish

Starry Rockfish 5
(Sebastes constellatus)

Tiger Rockfish 6

(Dark Version) 
(Sebastes nigrocinctus)

Tiger Rockfish 6

(Pink Version) 
(Sebastes nigrocinctus)

Treefish

Treefish 5
(Sebastes serriceps)

Vermilion Rockfish

Vermilion Rockfish 6
(Sebastes miniatus)

Widow Rockfish

Widow Rockfish 6
(Sebastes entomelas)

Yelloweye Rockfish (Adult)

Yelloweye Rockfish 6

(Adult) 
(Sebastes ruberrimus)

Yelloweye Rockfish (Juvenile)

Yelloweye Rockfish 6

(Juvenile) 
(Sebastes ruberrimus)

Yellowtail Rockfish

Yellowtail Rockfish 6
(Sebastes flavidus)

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