Common name of Sebastes maliger
 
Common name Quillback rockfish
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Canada
Locality Queen Charlotte Islands (Ref. 27835); British Columbia
Ref. Hart, J.L., 1973
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core habitat/ecology
1st modifier morphology
2nd modifier
Remarks Currently used, replaced 'Orange-spotted rock-fish' used in Ref. 10161. 'Quillback', from 'quill', i.e., hallow reed, large feather, and pertains to the much elongated first ray of the dorsal fin characteristic of the species (p. 967, Ref. 11978). Also Ref. 4925.
 
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