Redstripe Rockfish

At a glance

Redstripe Rockfish (Sebastes proriger) is a bony-fish species regulated in 2 of 66 jurisdictions tracked by CatchRules across the U.S. and Canada.

Confirmed by 51 research-grade iNaturalist observations, with Alaska, British Columbia, and Washington the top jurisdictions by observation count.

Notable details

• Named for the distinctive reddish-pink stripe running along its lateral line.
• Found from Alaska to Baja California at depths of 50 to 440 meters.
• Reaches a maximum length of about 19 inches (48 cm).
• Females release live larvae rather than laying eggs, like all Sebastes rockfish.
• Often found schooling over rocky bottoms at mid-depths.

Where Redstripe Rockfish are seen

• Alaska31 iNat obs
• British Columbia16 iNat obs
• Washington3 iNat obs
• California1 iNat obs

Jurisdictions with rules for Redstripe Rockfish

• CaliforniaUnited States · official source

Background

Redstripe Rockfish. To 61 cm (24 in) TL (Kramer and O’Connell 1995). Pribilof Canyon, south-eastern Bering Sea and Amchitka Island, Aleutian Islands (Mecklenburg et al. 2002) to southern Baja California (26 ° 46 ’ N, 114 ° 07 ’ W) (Snytko and Fedorov 1975). Benthic; depth: 4 – 550 m (13 – 1,804 ft) (DFO).

Background excerpt adapted from Wikipedia's Redstripe Rockfish article (CC BY-SA). Visit Wikipedia for the full entry.

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