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Rockfish is a common term for several species of fish, referring to their tendency to hide among rocks. The name rockfish is used for many kinds of fish used for food. [1] This common name belongs to several groups that are not closely related, and can be arbitrary. [2] Specific examples of fish termed rockfish include:
Sebastinae is a subfamily of marine fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae in the order Scorpaeniformes. Their common names include rockfishes, rock perches, ocean perches, sea perches, thornyheads, scorpionfishes, sea ruffes and rockcods.
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.
Sebastes norvegicus, the rose fish, rock fish, ocean perch, Atlantic redfish, Norway haddock, golden redfish, pinkbelly rosefish, Norway seaperch, Scottish seaperch or bergylt, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae. It is found in the North Atlantic Ocean.
The yelloweye rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae and one of the biggest members of the genus Sebastes. Its name derives from its coloration.
Sebastes miniatus, the vermilion rockfish, vermilion seaperch, red snapper, red rock cod, and rasher, [2] is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae. It is native to the waters of the Pacific Ocean off western North America from Baja California to Alaska.
The Deacon Rockfish (Sebastes diaconus) is a marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, which is part of the family Scorpaenidae.Its body is compressed with large pectoral fins, prominent head ridges, well-developed spines, and large eyes, making it well-adapted for life along rocky substrates-from which its common name is derived.
Sebastes rubrivinctus is typically encountered as a solitary fish but may occur in mixed aggregations with canary rockfish (S. pinniger), greenspotted rockfish (S. chlorostictus), rosy rockfish (S. rosaceus), squarespot rockfish (S.hopkinsi), starry rockfish (S. constellatus), and vermilion rockfish (S. miniatus).