Widow Rockfish (Sebastes entomelas) |
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Please Note: In June the PFMC increased the harvest cap of Widow Rockfish to 2.4 metric tons from it's previous cap of 1.4 metric tons. |
Description | Brassy brown to dusky, lighter ventrally. Membranes of fins dark (lighter on spinous dorsal). Caudal peduncle is narrow. Anal fin has a strong posterior slant. Strongly rounded (convex) forehead. |
Size | To 59 cm (23 inches). |
Range/Habitat | Middle Albatross Bank off Kodiak Island, Alaska, to Todos Santos Bay, Baja California. |
Depth | Schooling near surface to 300 fm. |
Remarks | Very important commercially in midwater trawl fishery off waters from Washington to California. |
Other common names | brownie, brown bomber, soft brown |
Credits | Picture: Bill Barss, ODFW |