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The yellowtail rockfish (Sebastes flavidus), or yellowtail seaperch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae. This species lives mainly off the coast of western North America from California to Alaska .
California's sportfishing regulations prohibit the take or possession of yelloweye rockfish (also cowcod and bronzespotted rockfish). [12] As time passed, the restrictions on fishing became stricter; the 2009 Washington state quota is just 6,000 pounds (2.7 t), fewer than 1000 fish.
The following list of known freshwater fish species, subspecies, and hybrids occurring in Washington state is taken from Wydoski and Whitney(2003). Some scientific names have been updated or corrected. Trout nomenclature follows Behnke et al.(2002). Asterisks denote introduced fishes.
Sebastes is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae part of the family Scorpaenidae, most of which have the common name of rockfish. A few are called ocean perch , sea perch or redfish instead.
Also known as the yellowtail demoiselle; the scientific name chrysiptera parasema. Maximum length: 2 inches. Wild habitat: Indonesia. 5. Pyjama cardinal. Pyjama cardinal saltwater aquarium fish.
Puget Sound rockfish Sebastes emphaeus, JF SJ NS SS HC; Widow rockfish Sebastes entomelas, JF SJ NS; Yellowtail rockfish Sebastes flavidus, JF SJ SG NS SS; Rosethorn rockfish Sebastes helvomaculatus, SJ NS; Quillback rockfish Sebastes maliger, JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC; Black rockfish Sebastes melanops, JF SJ BB SG NG NS SS HC
They have been an important commercial species since at least the early 1880s, with fisheries off San Francisco, California and Washington state. They are caught in trawling and hook and line operations, along with a variety of other fish such as yellowtail , lingcod , and other rockfishes.
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