Vermilion rockfish

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.

Distribution

Sebastes miniatus occurs in the eastern Pacific from San Quintin, Baja California in Mexico north to Prince William Sound in Alaska. It is found in and around rocky reefs at depth from 6 to 250 m (20 to 820 ft).