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Figure 1 
(A) Holotype of Sebastes diaconus, deacon rockfish, OS 18901, 260 mm SL, recently de- 
ceased. (B) S. mystinus, blue rockfish, OS 18900, 264 mm SL, recently deceased. (C) holo- 
type of S. diaconus, OS 18901, 260 mm SL, after 1 year in preservation. < B) S. mystinus , OS 
18900, 264 mm SL, after 1 year in preservation. Scale bars indicate 50 mm. 
Materials and methods 
Samples 
Type material and preserved specimens were exam- 
ined from 6 ichthyology collections containing major 
holdings from the northeastern Pacific: CAS, UBC, 
LACM, UWFC, OS, and USNM (collection abbrevia- 
tions sensu Sabaj Perez, 2013). Fresh specimens were 
collected by DWW and TNF with hook and line from 
nearshore reefs (13-29 m deep) off the central Oregon 
coast (44°44'12.30"N, 124°4'33.59"W to 44°24'11.74"N, 
