Yelloweye Rockfish Animal Information
Yelloweye Rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) - A.K.A. Sea Bass, Pacific Red Snapper. Nothing beats the crisp, clean smell of ocean air while on your boat. This is until your pole doubles over with a trophy rockfish. Your arms feel like they have been reeling for days when your fish finally comes into view. It is a beautiful trophy yelloweye rockfish, well worth the battle. Rockfish are a diverse group of fish with more than 60 varieties occurring along the Pacific Coast. What exactly makes a rockfish a rockfish? They have bony plates or spines on the head and body, a huge mouth, and pelvic fins near the pectoral fins. The spines protruding from their dorsal fins contain a mild toxin that can cause pain and discomfort. With their bass-like appearance, it is no wonder why they are nicknamed sea bass. A few of them spend their entire lives on one rock pile. The diet of the adult rockfish consists of sand lance, herring, smaller rockfish and crustaceans. This makes the rockfish excellent table fare. The yelloweye rockfish is a slow growing and long-lived fish that can live over 120 years old. They grow to be 3 feet long and weigh up to 50 pounds.
