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Calico rockfish

Sebastes dalli

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Calico rockfish can live up to 12 years.

Species Type:

Fishes

Common Name(s):

Calico rockfish

Size:

Calico rockfish can grow up to 9.84 inches (25 centimeters) long.

Diet:

These fish eat krill, shrimp and smaller fishes.

Range & Habitat:

These fish live in the eastern Central Pacific from San Francisco in California, U.S., to Central Baja California in Mexico.

Details:

Calico rockfish have whitish bodies with irregular markings that help them hide from predators in rocky environments. They have coppery eyes, fanned fins and a wide mouth. Their tail fin is squared off. Like other rockfish species, they give birth to live young.