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Splitnose Rockfish

Sebastes diploproa

40 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) apond4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

15 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 840, February 780, March 1,211, April 1,417, May 2,191, June 1,908, July 1,515, August 1,350, September 1,186, October 941, November 758, December 767.
Canada14,863
British Columbia14,863
United States7,458
Alaska6,417
California987
Washington34
Oregon19
Kansas1

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