Kingdom Animalia Family Sebastidae Scientific name Sebastes wilsoni Rank Species | Class Actinopterygii Genus Sebastes Phylum Chordata Order Scorpaeniformes | |
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Similar Sebastes hopkinsi, Sebastes elongatus, Sebastes reedi, Sebastes aurora, Sebastes dallii | ||
Pygmy rockfish
The Pygmy rockfish (Sebastes wilsoni) is a rockfish of the genus Sebastes. It is one of the smallest fish of its genus. It is reported to grow to a maximum of 23 cm (9 in) and can live up to 26 years. The rockfish lives between 30 m (98 ft) and 274 m (899 ft) of depth, and its range is in the East Pacific, for the Gulf of Alaska to Baja California, Mexico. It is colored red, which is distinctly lighter in color at the bottom, with 4 visile splothes on its dorsal spines.
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Pygmy rockfish and greenspotted rockfish and flag rockfish
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