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Juvenile rockfish identification guide. Deep body. Elongate body. Dorsal spot. No spot. Dorsal spot. No spot. Clear lateral line on bottom Canary (SPIN). Long maxilla Bocaccio (SPAU). Maroon mottling Blue (SMYS). Unidentified YOY. Solid red, black anal fin Vermillion (SMIN).
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Juvenile rockfish identification guide Deep body Elongate body Dorsal spot No spot Dorsal spot No spot Clear lateral line on bottom Canary (SPIN) Long maxilla Bocaccio (SPAU) Maroon mottling Blue (SMYS) Unidentified YOY Solid red, black anal fin Vermillion (SMIN) No white dorsal spots, clear tail, uniform color Black (SMEL) Brown bars on light body (KGB complex) White dorsal spots, yellow fins (including pectoral) Olive-yellowtail complex (OYT) ‘Y’ on 4th bar Kelp (SATR) Clearing on lateral line Copper (SCAU) No ‘Y’, no clearing, but big enough to have these markings Gopher-Black/yellow (GBY)