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Redbanded Rockfish
Sebastes babcocki
Sebastes babcocki is a species of fish in the rockfish family known by the common name redbanded rockfish. Other common names include bandit, barber pole, flag rockfish, Spanish flag, hollywood, convict, and canary. It is native to the northern and eastern Pacific Ocean. Its distribution extends from the Zhemchug Canyon in the Bering Sea and the Aleutians south to San Diego, California.
From the article Redbanded rockfish on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The redbanded rockfish reaches up to 64 centimeters (25 in) in length. Its maximum recorded weight is 4.4 kilograms (9.7 lb), and the mean weight is roughly 1.3 kilograms (2.9 lb). It is white, pink, or red in color with four vertical red or orange bars, the first one running from the front of the dorsal fin to the pectoral fin and the fourth one at the base of the tail. These bars fade as the fish grows larger. The head is spiny. The fins may have darkened edges or a black tinge.
Range & habitat
The redbanded rockfish is native to the northern and eastern Pacific Ocean. Its distribution extends from the Zhemchug Canyon in the Bering Sea and the Aleutians south to San Diego, California. This marine fish lives at ocean depths from 49 to 625 meters, with most between 150 and 350 meters. It can be found on soft seabed, but it also lives on muddy, pebbly, and rocky substrates, sometimes using rocks for cover.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 50344.