Pygmy rockfish


The pygmy rockfish is a rockfish of the genus Sebastes. It is one of the smallest fish of its genus. It is reported to grow to a maximum of and can live up to 26 years. The rockfish lives between and of depth, and its range is in the East Pacific, for the Gulf of Alaska to Baja California, Mexico. It is colored red, which is distinctly lighter in color at the bottom, with 4 visible splotches on its dorsal spines.