Gopher rockfish

The gopher rockfish (Sebastes carnatus), also known as the gopher sea perch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae. It is found in the eastern Pacific, primarily off California.

Gopher rockfish
At the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Sebastes
Species:
S. carnatus
Binomial name
Sebastes carnatus
Synonyms
  • Sebastichthys carnatus Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
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