Morphology Data of Sebastes polyspinis
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Kramer, D.E. and V.M. O'Connell, 1995
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral fusiform / normal
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Head spines very weak - nasal spines present, preocular, postocular and parietal spines usually present, supraocular, tympanic, coronal and nuchal spines absent (Ref. 27437). The only rockfish in the eastern Gulf of Alaska with 14 dorsal fin spines; second anal fin spine as long as the 3rd (Ref. 27437). Top of head convex between eyes (Ref. 27437). Dark red with gray mottling and orange flecks; lower edge of pectoral fin white (Ref. 27437).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Sebastes polyspinis

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1notched No
Finlets No. Dorsal   0 - 0
Ventral  0 - 0
Spines total 14 - 14
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes more or less truncate; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 3 - 3
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    thoracic  behind origin of D1
Spines     1
Soft-rays   
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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