Sebastes aleutianus  (Rougheye Rockfish)

Photo of Sebastes aleutianus by Aaron Baldwin

© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #18474)

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Photo Location Akutan, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Photographer Aaron Baldwin
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Photo Date June 23, 2012
Upload Date August 12, 2012
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Photo ID # 18474
Comments One of the ways to seperate this species from the similar shortraker (Sebastes borealis) is to look at the gill rakers. The rakers of S. aleutianus are finer, longer, and more crowded.