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Scorpaeniformes - Scorpaenidae Sebastes melanops (Black Rockfish)
Illustration	Meristics	Life History	ELH Descr.	Distribution	Footnotes
More information for this taxon at: LarvalBase | FishBase | Univ. Washington Data

BONY PARTS (min-mode-max)

Vertebrae		Gill Rakers and Branchiostegal Rays
Total	26 - 26 - 26	Upper Gill Rakers	9 - 11 - 13
Precaudal	11 - 11 - 11	Lower Gill Rakers	23 - 26 - 28
Caudal	15 - 15 - 15	Branchiostegal Rays	7 - 7 - 7

FIN COUNTS (min-mode-max)

Fin (position)	Spines	Rays	Caudal Fin Counts
Pelvic (Thoracic)	1 - 1 - 1	5 - 5 - 5	Caudal Upper Secondary	12 - 12 - 12
Dorsal	13 - 13 - 14	13 - 15 - 16	Caudal Upper Principal	8 - 8 - 8
Pectoral	NA	18 - 19 - 20	Caudal Lower Principal	7 - 7 - 7
Anal	3 - 3 - 3	7 - 8 - 9	Caudal Lower Secondary	12 - X - 13

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