Description

Dorsal spines (total): 19; Dorsal soft rays (total): 4 - 5; Anal spines: 10 - 12; Anal soft rays: 3 - 5. Head and body mottled light to dark brown to deep chocolate brown throughout. Fin membranes greyish brown to black with tips of dorsal and anal fins white or orange. Distinguished from other rockfishes in having 10-12 spines in the anal fin.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ovalentaria/misc

Family: Plesiopidae

Genus: Acanthoclinus

Species: Acanthoclinus marilynae (Hardy, 1985)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Adults are common in the subtidal zone but may be found in rock pools. Feed on small fishes such as triplefins (Ref. 9003). Eggs are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 205).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless