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27a. Spines of head less strong; parietal ridges 

 less elevated ; anal rays 6 ; pale blotches 

 on sides not forming a continuous lateral 

 band ; body and fins not speckled with pale ; 

 fin spines stronger; highest dorsal spines 

 distinctly less than half as long as head; 

 unbranched pectoral rays greatly thick- 

 ened; dark markings black; light mark- 

 ings orange. Range: Central California. 

 Said to range from Puget Sound to San 

 Diego but we know of no northern record. 

 Marine. 



Black and Yellow Rockfish 



205. Sebastodes chrysomelas (Jordan and 



Gilbert) 



27b. Spines of head stronger ; parietal ridges 

 very high ; anal rays 7 ; pale blotches on 

 sides forming a very conspicuous and con- 

 tinuous streak along the lateral line ; body 

 and fins profusely speckled with pale ; fin 

 spines very strong; highest dorsal spine 

 usually nearly half as long as head; un- 

 branched pectoral rays excessively thick- 

 ened ; dark markings black ; light mark- 

 ings yellow. Range : Vancouver Island to 

 central California. Marine. Common. 

 Chinese Rockfish. Yellow-spotted Rock- 

 fish.... 206. Sebastodes nebulosus (Ayres) 



23b. Nuchal spines present, sometimes coalescent 

 with parietals ; cranial ridges high, arranged 

 nearly in a straight line on each side of the 

 narrow top of head ; the cranial ridges with 

 the surface broken and spinous ; frontal 

 ridges elevated ; color bright red, with black 

 bands or cross bars overlaid by red, some 

 red at least on head. Range : Alaska to Mon- 

 terey, California. Marine. Common. 



Black-banded Rockfish 



207. Sebastodes nigrocinctns (Ayres) 



Family 64. Anoplopomidae 



Range : Alaska to southern California. Marine. Common. 



Sablefish. Skil Fish. Coalfish. Black Cod 



208. Anoplopoma fimbria (Pallas) 



Family 65. Erilepidae 



Range: Alaska to Monterey, California. Marine. Not common. 



Giant Sea Bass. Priest-fish. . .209. Erilcpis sonifer (Lockington) 



