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Rosethorn Rockfish

Sebastes helvomaculatus

124 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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23 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 1,020, February 947, March 1,470, April 1,720, May 2,661, June 2,317, July 1,839, August 1,639, September 1,441, October 1,143, November 920, December 932.
Canada18,050
British Columbia18,050
United States13,040
Alaska12,901
California84
Washington31
Oregon24

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • MigratoryTravels long distances seasonallyFrom its classification

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderPerches, Scorpionfishes, Sticklebacks, and Allies · Perciformes
FamilyScorpionfishes · Scorpaenidae
GenusRockfishes · Sebastes

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Rosethorn Rockfish with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.