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Black Rockfish

Sebastes melanops

1,308 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 1,217, February 1,054, March 1,097, April 1,361, May 1,322, June 972, July 833, August 848, September 1,076, October 1,100, November 1,414, December 1,090.
United States15,113
California13,383
Canada1,226
British Columbia1,224
Oregon372
Washington199
Alaska175
Yukon1
Northwest Territories1

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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

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