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Body
color: Red on back, bright orange-yellow on sides, most fins w/
black on tips. Young <28 cm red w/ whitish stripe along lateral line,
another shorter stripe between lateral line and belly surface, fins w/
blackened tips. (See above photo.) |
| Maximum
length: 36 in (91 cm) |
Peritoneum
color: light |
| Maximum
depth: 260 fm (475 m) |
Shape between
eyes: concave |
| Common depth: 28-219 fm (50-400 m) |
Counts: D:XIII,13-16, Ar:5-8, P1:18-20,
GR:25-30,
LLp:39-46, LLs:45-50,
V:26 |
Similar species:
Canary
RF - body mottled gray dorsally w/ orange; anal fin pointed w/ strong
anterior slant (rounded w/ posterior slant in Yelloweye RF).
Vermilion
RF - body mottled gray dorsally w/ red; anal fin pointed w/ strong
anterior slant (rounded w/ posterior slant in Yelloweye RF).
Rougheye
RF, Shortraker
RF, and Blackgill
RF - body red w/ various dark mottling; 0-8 spines below
eye.
Distribution: Aleutian Islands - Baja
California
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