Vermilion Rockfish
Sebastes miniatus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 621
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
Description
Sebastes miniatus, the vermilion rockfish, vermilion seaperch, red snapper, red rock cod, and rasher, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae. It is native to the waters of the Pacific Ocean off western North America from Baja California to Alaska.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Sebastes miniatus”.