| Pygmy rockfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Sebastes |
| Species: | S. wisoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Sebastes wilsoni (Gilbert, 1915) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Sebastodes wilsoni (Gilbert, 1915) |
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The Pygmy rockfish (Sebastes wilsoni) is a rockfish of the genus Sebastes. It is one of the smallest fish of its species. It is reported to grow to a maximum of 23 cm (9 in) and can live up to 26 years. The rockfish lives between 30 m (98 ft) and 274 m (899 ft) 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 visile splothes on its dorsal spines.
