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Ju v e n ile r o c k fi sh ID gu i d e for ce n t r al CA k e l p fo r e sts

Ju v e n ile r o c k fi sh ID gu i d e for ce n t r al CA k e l p fo r e sts. D eep body Elongate body. Dors al spot. No s pot. W ea k dors al s pot. No s pot. Elongate low er jaw Bocaccio. Clear lateral line Canary. Red bod y , clea r caudal V ermili on. Dors al s addles.

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Ju v e n ile r o c k fi sh ID gu i d e for ce n t r al CA k e l p fo r e sts

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  1. Juvenilerockfish ID guideforcentral CAkelp forests Deep body Elongate body Dorsal spot No spot Weak dorsal spot No spot Elongate lower jaw Bocaccio Clear lateral line Canary Red body, clear caudal Vermilion Dorsal saddles No dorsal saddles Dark triangle Stripetail Faint white saddles, body mostly brown Black Vermiculated red body Blue Dark diamond Halfbanded Brown bars on light body (KGBC group) Red rimmed eyes Dark body ‘Y’ Calico Bright white saddles, yellow fins, mottled light body Olive or Yellowtail (OYT) 'Y' on 4th barKelp Clear lateral line Copper UnidentifiedYOY No 'Y', no clearing, but big enough to have these markings Gopher, Black & Yellow Grass or Brown

  2. Young of the year fish caught in SMURFs over the years

  3. Juvenilerockfish ID guideforcentral CAkelp forests Deep bodyYOY Dorsal spot No dorsal spot Clearing on lateral line Copper(SCAU) 'Y' on 4th bar Kelp(SATR) No 'Y', no clearing, but big enough to have these markings Gopher, Black & Yellow(GBY) Gopher Black & Yellow

  4. Juvenilerockfish ID guideforcentral CAkelp forests Elongate body Dorsal spot No spot Elongate lower jaw, brown body spots Bocaccio (SPAU) Dark triangle under second dorsal fin Stripetail(SSAX) Faint white dorsal saddles, mostly a solid brown body Black (SMEL) Bright white dorsal saddles, yellow fins Olive orYellowtail(OYT) Dorsal saddles-no white, clear to black fins, faint dorsal spot Widow(SENT)

  5. Young of the year fish caught in SMURFs over the years

  6. Splitnose rockfish – Sebastesdiploproa - SDIP No dorsal spot, deep bodied Bronze body coloration Light fin pigmentation, dorsal with horizontal stripe. Middle saddle shaped like a horseshoe pointing down.

  7. Widow rockfish – Sebastesentomelas - SENT 5. Weak dorsal spot 1. Strong saddling 2. No dorsal white areas 3. Elongate fish 4. Clear to black fins (no yellow or orange)

  8. Cabezon – Scorpaenichthysmarmoratus- SMAR • blunt head • dorsal spots • cute

  9. Stripetail rockfish – Sebastessaxicola- SSAX 1. Saddling pattern of inverted triangle and vent bar 2. Bar in caudal fin 3. Light color with brown mottling and saddling 4. Stout body

  10. Shortbelly rockfish – Sebastesjordani • Silvery • Elongate body, no dorsal spot • Faint body bars • Short belly – vent close to pelvic fins

  11. Chilipepper rockfish – Sebastesgoodei 1. Forward pointing body saddles 2. Silvery fish near edge of kelp bed 3. Fins can sometimes be orange at larger sizes 4. Turns mottled orange/brown with age

  12. ADULT FISH PHOTO ID

  13. Kelp Rockfish – Sebastesatrovirens- SATR

  14. Blue Rockfish – Sebastesmystinus- SMYS Photos: CCFRP

  15. Black Rockfish – Sebastesmelanops - SMEL Photos: CCFRP

  16. Olive/Yellowtail Rockfish – Sebastesserranoides/flavidus - OYT Photos: CCFRP

  17. Gopher Rockfish – Sebastescarnatus - SCAR Photos: CCFRP

  18. Black and Yellow Rockfish – Sebasteschrysomelas - SCHR Photos: CCFRP

  19. Copper Rockfish – Sebastescaurinus- SCHR Photos: CCFRP

  20. VermilionRockfish – Sebastesminiatus - SMIN Photos: CCFRP

  21. Cabezon – Scorpaenichthysmarmoratus - SMAR Photos: CCFRP

  22. Lingcod– Ophiodonelongatus - OELO Photos: CCFRP

  23. Kelp Greenling Hexagrammosdecagrammus HDEC Male Female Photos: CCFRP

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