| Quillback Rockfish (Sebastes maliger) |
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| Description | Slate-brown mottled with yellow and orange. Deeply incised membranes on spinous dorsal fin. Strong head spines. Orange or brown mottling ventrally on head and anterior part of body. First dorsal fin with yellow streak. |
| Size | To 61 cm (24 inches). |
| Range/Habitat | Kodiak Island and Prince William Sound, Alaska, to Point Sur, California. Rocky bottom and reefs. |
| Depth | 0 to 150 fm. |
| Remarks | Preference for rocky bottom within the 50 fm edge, relative abundance decreases with increasing depth below 40 fm. Important commercially in southeast Alaska and British Columbia. |
| Other common names | orange-spotted rockfish |
| Credits | Picture: Bill Barss, ODFW Text: Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Bulletin No. 25 |