Bank Rockfish
Description and Range
Physical description
Bank Rockfish are a brownish pink rockfish with weak headspines. They have a defined lateral line that is highlighted in a pink-orange color, a prominent symphyseal knob on the lower jaw, and distinctive small dark spots over the body. The fin membranes of the soft dorsal, pectoral, and anal fins are black. Underwater, Bank Rockfish can have more variable colorations and patterning, often with alternating vertical white and reddish-brown bands. This species is unlikely to be confused with another in Washington State waters.
Bank Rockfish can grow up to 55.2 cm (22 in) in length, and weigh up to 2.5 kg (5.5 lb). The maximum age is at least 53 years old, and they may live to 80 years old.
Geographic range
Bank Rockfish can be found from the Queen Charlotte Sound in British Columbia to central Baja California and Isla Guadalupe. They live a water depths between 31 and 512 m (102 - 1,680 ft).