Species catalog

Copper rockfish

Sebastes caurinus

Copper rockfish (Sebastes caurinus) belongs to the family Sebastidae. Habitat: salt water.

Copper rockfish (Sebastes caurinus), illustration

Profile

Scientific nameSebastes caurinus
FamilySebastidae
HabitatSalt water
GroupRockfish
Other namesCopper seaperch
Regional lists in FishincUS and Canada saltwater

Identifying features

  • Rockfish with a spiny head
  • Copper-brown to orange body with pale pink-copper blotches
  • A pale stripe along the rear two thirds of the lateral line
  • Dark bands radiating from the eye

Copper rockfish in other languages

LanguageName
GermanKupfer-Felsenfisch

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