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and Lea 1972). At depths of 49–1,145 m (161–3,756 ft) (min.: Allen and Smith 1988; max.: Ramsey et
al. 2002). Between the time of its description and the early 1970s, researchers considered the Redbanded
Rockfish to be synonymous with the Flag Rockfish, S. rubrivinctus. Work by Rosenblatt and Chen (1972)
distinguished these species. However, this misidentification added confusion to various fishery studies
and it is now assumed that most or all “Flag Rockfish” previously reported from Oregon to Alaska are
Redbanded Rockfish.
Sebastes baramenuke (Wakiya, 1917). Brickred Rockfish. To 51.7 cm (20.3 in) TL (Matsubara 1943). Sea
of Japan off Korean Peninsula and Pacific Ocean off Honshu, Japan to Kiska Pass, western Aleutian
Islands (51°57'N, 176°32'E), Alaska (Lindberg and Krasyukova 1987). Antonenko et al. (2003) recently
described the first records from the northwestern part of the Sea of Japan. At depths of 100–500 m
(Sheiko and Fedorov 2000).
Sebastes borealis Barsukov, 1970. Shortraker Rockfish. To 120 cm (47.2 in) TL (Novikov 1974). Okhotsk
Sea, Pacific off northern Hokkaido, Japan to Kamchatka, and western Bering Sea (Tokranov and
Davydov 1998) to Navarin Canyon and Aleutian Islands (Mecklenburg et al. 2002) to Point Conception,
California (Allen and Smith 1988). At depths of 25–1,200 m (82–3,937 ft) (min.: Allen and Smith 1988;
max.: Sheiko and Fedorov 2000).
Sebastes brevispinis (Bean, 1884). Silvergray Rockfish. To 73 cm (28.7 in) TL (S. Johnson, pers. comm. to
M. L.). Southeastern Bering Sea (Mecklenburg et al. 2002) to Bahia de Sebastian Vizcaino, central Baja
California (Snytko and Fedorov 1974). Surface to 441 m (1,437 ft) (min.: Mecklenburg et al. 2002; max.:
M. L., unpubl. data).
Sebastes carnatus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880). Gopher Rockfish. To 39.6 cm (15.6 in) TL (Miller and Lea 1972).
Cape Blanco, Oregon (N. Wilsman, pers. comm. to M. L.) to Punta San Roque (27°12'N, 114°26'W),
southern Baja California (Miller and Lea 1972). Intertidal area and to 86 m (282 ft) (min.: Chotkowski
1994; max.: Weinberg et al. 2002).
Sebastes caurinus Richardson, 1844. Copper Rockfish. To 66 cm (26 in) TL (Mecklenburg et al. 2002 from
W. A. Palsson, pers. comm.). Western Gulf of Alaska east of Kodiak Island (Mecklenburg et al. 2002) to
Islas San Benito, central Baja California (Chen 1971). Intertidal zone at high tide and to 185 m (607 ft)
(min.: Cross 1981; max.: Allen et al. 2002).
Sebastes chlorostictus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880). Greenspotted Rockfish. To 45.6 cm (18.2 in) FL (Moser
1966), equivalent to about 48.1 cm (19.2 in) TL based on conversion factors in Echeverria and Lenarz
(1984). The 50 cm fish reported in Eschmeyer and Herald (1983) is probably an error and may have
been a Greenblotched Rockfish, S. rosenblatti. Barkley Canyon, southern Vancouver Island (H. Chang
and M. L., unpubl. data) to southern Baja California (25°32'N, 113°04'W; Snytko 1986). At depths of
30–379 m (98–1,243 ft) (min.: M. L., unpubl. data; max.: RACE).
Sebastes chrysomelas (Jordan & Gilbert, 1881). Black-and-Yellow Rockfish. To 38.7 cm (15.25 in) TL (Miller
and Lea 1972). Cape Blanco, Oregon (N. Wilsman, pers. comm. to M. L.) to Isla Natividad (27°51'N,
115°10'W), central Baja California (Miller and Lea 1972). Intertidal (Miller and Lea 1972) and to 37 m
(120 ft; Phillips 1957).
Sebastes ciliatus (Tilesius, 1813). Dark Rockfish. To 47.0 cm (18.5 in) FL. Western Aleutian Islands and
eastern Bering Sea to Johnstone Strait, British Columbia. At depths of 5–160 m (17–528 ft). All in Orr
and Blackburn (2004).
Sebastes constellatus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880). Starry Rockfish. To 46 cm (18 in) TL (Phillips 1957).
Cordell Bank, northern California (Eldridge 1994) to Banco Thetis (24°57'N, 112°35'W), southern Baja
California (Chen 1971). Tentatively identified from photographs taken at Rocas Alijos (about 25°N,
115°45'W; R. N. Lea, pers. comm. to M. L.). At depths of 15–274 m (50–900 ft) (min.: D. Jehl, pers.
comm. to M. L.; max.: Miller and Lea 1972).
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