Species catalog

Vermilion rockfish

Sebastes miniatus

Vermilion rockfish (Sebastes miniatus) belongs to the family Sebastidae. Habitat: salt water.

Vermilion rockfish (Sebastes miniatus), illustration

Profile

Scientific nameSebastes miniatus
FamilySebastidae
HabitatSalt water
GroupRockfish
Regional lists in FishincUS and Canada saltwater

Identifying features

  • Rockfish with a large mouth and spiny head
  • Bright vermilion-red body mottled with grey
  • Three orange-red stripes radiating from the eye
  • Fins edged in black

Vermilion rockfish in other languages

LanguageName
GermanZinnober-Felsenfisch

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