Table 3. Maximum length, maximum depth, location, life zone, primary region inhabited in CCS, and species range of the common rockfish species found in regions II, III or IV of the CCS.

SpeciesCommon nameMaximum Length (cm)Adult Depth (m)Primary Life Zone InhabitedRegionRange
Sebastes atrovirensKelp rockfish4210-20Inner shelfIIIO-SD
S. auriculatusBrown rockfish5520-80Inner shelfI-IIIO-SD
S. carnatusGopher rockfish3915-40Inner shelfIIO-SD
S. chlorostictusGreenspotted rockfish5090-179Mid-shelfIIO-SD
S. chrysomelasBlack & Yellow rkf.391-15Inner shelfIIO-SD
S. constellatusStarry rockfish 4690-149Inner shelfIIIO-SD
S. dalliCalico rockfish2560-89Inner shelfIIISD
S. ensiferSwordspine rockfish30180-239+ Mid shelf - mesobenthalIIISD
S. eosPink rockfish56100-300Mid shelf - mesobenthalIIIO-SD
S. gilliBronze spotted rkf.9175-375Mid-shelf - mesobenthalIIIO-SD
S. goodeiChillipepper56100-250Mid shelf - mesobenthalII-IIIO-SD
S. hopkinsiSquarespot rockfish2960-119Mid shelfIIIO-SD
S. jordaniShortbelly rockfish32100-250Mid shelf - mesobenthalIIO-SD
S. levisCowcod94180-239+ Mid-shelf - mesobenthalIIIO-SD
S. macdonaldiMexican rockfish66100-200Mid-shelfIVSD
S. melanostomusBlackgill rockfish61300-500Outer shelf - mesobentalII-IIIO-SD
S. miniatusVermilion rockfish76150-239+ Mid-shelf - mesobentalII-IIIO-SD
S. mystinusBlue rockfish5310-100Inner shelf - outer shelfIIO-SD
S. ovalisSpeckeled rockfish5690-149Mid-shelfIIIO-SD
S. rastrelligerGrass rockfish560-15Inner shelfII-IIIO-SD
S. rosaceusRosy rockfish3660-119Inner shelfII-IIIO-SD
S. rosenblattiGreenblotched rkf.48100-200Mid-shelfII-IIIO-SD
S. rubrivinctusFlag rockfish51150-250Mid-shelf - mesobenthalIIO-SD
S. rufusBank rockfish51210-239+ MesobenthalII-IIIO-SD
S. saxicolaStripetail rockfish34150-250Inner shelf - mesobenthalIIO-SD
S. semicnctusHalfbanded rockfish25120-149Mid-shelf II-IIIO-SD
S. serranoidesOlive rockfish6120-100Inner shelfII-IIIO-SD
S. serricepsTreefish415-90Inner shelfIIISD
S. umbrosusHoneycomb rockfish2730-90Inner shelfIIISD

Provinces: A--Aleutian; EBP--Eastern Boreal Pacific; ETP--Eastern Tropical Pacific; K--Kurile Islands; O--Oregonian; SD--San Diegan

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