Scorpaenidae
From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Family: Scorpaenidae
Scientific Name | Common Name | Summary |
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Sebastes aleutiannus | rougheye rockfish | Found throughout the region. |
Sebastes alutus | Pacific ocean perch | Found throughout the region. |
Sebastes auriculatus | brown rockfish | Found throughout the region. |
Sebastes babcocki | redbanded rockfish | Present offshore in the region. |
Sebastes bevispinis | silvergray rockfish | Found throughout the region. |
Sebastes borealis | shortraker rockfish | Found throughout the region. |
Sebastes caurinus | copper rockfish | Found throughout the region. |
Sebastes ciliatus | dusky rockfish | Found throughout the region. |
Sebastes crameri | darkblotched rockfish | Found throughout the region. |
Sebastes diploproa | splitnose rockfish | Reported from offshore of southern Southeast Alaska, but primary range is further south. |
Sebastes elongatus | greenstriped rockfish | Found throughout the region. |
Sebastes emphaeus | Puget Sound rockfish | Found throughout the region. |
Sebastes entomelas | widow rockfish | Found throughout the region. |
Sebastes flavidus | yellowtail rockfish | Found throughout the region. |
Sebastes helvomaculatus | rosethorn rockfish | Offshore throughout the region. |
Sebastes maliger | quillback rockfish | Found throughout the region |
Sebastes melanops | black rockfish | Found throughout the region. |
Sebastes melanostomus | blackgill rockfish | Unconfirmed report from southern Southeast Alaska. Additional reports from just south of the border. |
Sebastes miniatus | vermilion rockfish | Reported from southern Southeast Alaska, but primary range seems to be further south. |
Sebastes mystinus | blue rockfish | Reported from the Eastern Gulf of Alaska off Sitka, but not confirmed. |
Sebastes nebulosus | China rockfish | Expected throughout the region |
Sebastes nigrocinctus | tiger rockfish | Expected throughout the region. |
Sebastes paucispinis | bocaccio | Found throughout the region. |
Sebastes pinniger | canary rockfish | Several reports from offshore |
Sebastes polyspinis | northern rockfish | Found throughout the region. |
Sebastes proriger | redstripe rockfish | Found throughout the region. |
Sebastes reedi | yellowmouth rockfish | Documented offshore from Sitka south with some reports from further north. |
Sebastes ruberrimus | yelloweye rockfish | Found throughout the region. |
Sebastes saxicola | stripetail rockfish | Reported offshore of the region. |
Sebastes variegatus | harlequin rockfish | Found throughout the region. |
Sebastes wilsoni | pygmy rockfish | Found throughout the region, but usually offshore. |
Sebastes zacentrus | sharpchin rockfish | Found throughout the region. |
Sebastolobus alascanus | shortspine thornyhead | Expected throughout the region, mostly in deep water. |
Sebastolobus altivelis | longspine thornyhead | Reported from deep waters of the northern part of the region. |