Quillback Rockfish (Sebastes maliger)
Resources
Status
- BC: Not Ranked
- COSEWIC: Threatened
- SARA: Not Ranked
- Global: Not Ranked
- Galiano Island Status: 22 observations around Galiano Island
Description
Dark brown colouring with pale orange mottling toward the head and very long, spiny dorsal fins which are venomous.
Habitat
Rocky bottom reefs and kelp beds.
Range
Found from Alaska to Southern California.
Threats
Overfishing, barotrauma
Photo Credit
Sara Thiebaud, Bri Gabel