Black-and-yellow rockfish

The Black-and-yellow rockfish lives in the demersal, marine, depth range 0 - 37 m , usually 0 - 18 m environment.

Very similar to black-and-yellow rockfish genetically, in behavior and in life history. Markings are also similar, but black and yellow adult color is olivaceous to black in dark portion, yellow in light sections and it has a gray lower lip. More

other gopher and black-and-yellow rockfish are nice to this one! * Login or register to post comments rockfish@ channel Island On August 16th, 2008 canaryrockfish says: On this dive I did log seeing both Gopher and Black and Yellow More

black-and-yellow rockfish, although the two species differ in color. As Dr. Love points out, color alone is a poor way to differentiate between species. More

Common names

black-and-yellow rockfish in English
Gulspættet klippefisk in Danish (dansk)
rockfish in English
rocote mulato in Spanish (español)
Rocote negro y amarillo in Spanish (español)
黃黑平鮋 in Mandarin Chinese
黄黑平鲉 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Scorpaeniformes
Family : Sebastidae
Genus : Sebastes
Species : Sebastes chrysomelas
Authority : Jordan and Gilbert, 1881