#quillback rockfish

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Can I have a fish please 👉👈

You get a Quillback Rockfish

Sebastes maliger

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Fish List

I love fish so much. I have only been thinking about fish. Here is a list of my favorite fish in no particular order, with facts and random commentary sprinkled in between.

Copper Rockfish

If someone asks me what my favorite fish is, I'll say Copper Rockfish. It was the first fish I ever caught (and had to put back, since Rockfish are endangered), but genuinely I just think they look really neat. They're my favorite out of all of the Rockfish species.

2. Quillback Rockfish

Though Copper Rockfish are my favorite Rockfish, I'll also shoutout Quillback. I really like how their spines are blue, and standout really well against the yellow and black. All Rockfish are venomous (to my understanding), but I've always found these ones to be the most intimidating if only because the spines are so much bigger than the other subspecies.

3. Sockeye Salmon (spawning)

For those who don't know, salmon spawning is when salmon return to their birthplace (freshwater) to lay eggs and die, and they also change appearance. Pre-spawning, while they are in saltwater, all the different subspecies pretty much look the same: silver and lumpy, with only minor differences between them. When spawning, they all turn more green and red and become more distinct from one another. I've always liked Sockeye the most, with their green heads and bright red bodies, and the shape of their heads/mouths. I think it's really an iconic look.

4. Flounder

I love flounder just because they look stupid. Fun fact: they don't actually start flat. They're born looking like "normal" fish, with one eye on each side of the head, but as they grow the face shifts onto the top and they flatten to better blend in with the sea floor. Imagine hitting puberty and you turn into Flat Stanley lmao.

5. Cabezon

Cabezon, like Rockfish, have venomous spines. Also their meat is blue until you cook it, where it turns white, which I think is neat. Usually, they reside really deep in the ocean, but in fall and winter they come more into the shallows to make nests and lay eggs. The males are left behind to guard them, so this is the best time to catch one if you don't want to go out on a boat, and also don't want to worry about catching a female. I've never eaten one, but my dad says that they have a texture more similar to chicken.

6. Betta

Pretty basic species of domestic fish, but I still really like them. I had a red and blue male as a kid named Spike. Bettas are usually surface/top fish, but Spike liked to go to the bottom to feed with the Emerald Corydoras I had, and sleep on the moss ball (like it was a little bed). He had a surprising amount of personality for a fish.

7. Emerald Corydora

Corydoras are basically just little freshwater catfish. They like to be in groups, so you have to have at least five if you want to have them at all. I had Emerald Corydoras growing up, and I loved watching them spend all day picking at the sand with their little whiskers for food. They remind me of cows.

8. Panda Corydora

Panda Corydoras are also really neat. I like how shiny they can be, I think it makes them look like little Pokémon.

9. Albino Corydora

Albino Corydoras are cool, especially in comparison to the other species. I think they all look like little old men.

10. Koi

Another kind of basic fish, but they're still cool and I want to point them out. They can get really big if they're not kept in a small enclosure (Domestic Koi can get between 12 and 15 inches, Japanese Koi between 22 and 26, and Jumbo Koi between 34 and 36).

11. Pufferfish

Like flounders, they also look stupid and it amuses me endlessly. They have these two front teeth for breaking into snail shells and slurping them out. I remember there was this really big one at the fish store I used to go to (nearly identical to the one pictured on the left) that would follow your finger if you dragged it across the glass, all the while with that big-ass stupid smile on it's face. They're just so full of whimsy.

12. Telescope Goldfish

Never owned them but I think they're really neat. "Awooga!!" ahh fish. What are they goggling at smh.

13. Sturgeon

I don't really have anything to say about these guys except for the fact that they look awesome and also I got a shirt from a Primus gig with an illustration of one on it and it's my favorite thing ever.

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How feared was Cap'n Quillback in his day? He had poisonous quills embedded in his back—imagine that character pulling up to your schooner and you'd drop your gold, too.

Quillback Rockfish (Sebastes maliger)

North Pacific Ocean

Status: Threatened in Canada

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I can see Lugnut being a quillback rockfish while Strika would obviously be an anglerfish

OMG YES YES YESSSSSSSSS.

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Quillback Rockfish, or the quillback seaperch, is a species similar to the brown rockfish, which they are often mistaken as, and also copper rockfish, and the China rockfish. They have sharp, venomous quills or spines on their dorsal fins, which attributes to their name. Located at the base of their spines are their venomous glands, which excrete poisons into their spines. This defense mechanism protects them from predators, but they are not known to be extremely toxic to humans, however, it can still cause pains and infection, Quillback rockfish have mottled orange-brown bodies that aid them in blending in their surroundings of rocky bottom reefs and boulder barriers, which they commonly inhabit. Quillback rockfish commonly consumes herring, demersal, pelagic crustaceans, crabs, amphipods, euphausiids, and copepods. They generally feed at midday. The average adult Quillback rockfish weighs between 2 -7 lbs., and can grow up to the maximum reported length of 24 in. Rockfish can move through different depths of water, because they have a gland that helps them produce and absorb gas when needed, to expand and deflate their swim bladder. However, this bladder cannot adjust as quickly if, for example, the rockfish was caught from a depth of 60 ft and abruptly pulled to the surface, as the change in water pressure would overfill with air, causing damage to the other organs of the rockfish when it pushes out the fish’s stomach out of its mouth. The Quillback rockfish predominantly lives along the Pacific coast, from the Gulf of Alaska to the northern Channel Islands of Southern California, occupying a diverse range of habitats. . . #ocean #oceanlife #oceananimals #aquaticlife #aquaticanimals #sealife #rockfish #deepsea #deepseafishing #pnw #quillback #quillbackrockfish #pacificnorthwest #pacificocean #seaperch https://www.instagram.com/p/CM5nLbzMiep/?igshid=10n91hx8kq5h7

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Did you know Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary is entirely offshore?

This underwater bank may be difficult to visit in person, but "investing" in its resources helps to protect some incredible ocean assets! You can learn more by checking out some great exhibits and visitor centers. Visit: https://cordellbank.noaa.gov/visit/afar.html! (Photo: Robert Lee/BAUE/NOAA. Image Description: Quillback rockfish, pink and orange coral, anemones and sponges.) #EarthIsBlue #Cordell #California #UnderwaterBank #Banks #SanctuaryBanks #Visit #VisitorCenter #Exhibits #Learning #Education #OceanStewards

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Anyone who’s ever talked to me knows that I am obsessed with baby rockfish. They are by far my favorite fish. This was the only one we caught in 2020. It’s really hard to tell just how small he is, so I’ve included a picture of me kissing him for scale. They’re too small to tell if they’re copper rockfish or quillback rockfish, so we call them copperquills. They can live for 80 years, which is insane. I am obsessed with how grumpy they look for such small cute creatures. 

Serotonin rating: 100/10 still riding that high and it’s been months

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Fishing report: Friday, April 29 – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News

Fishing report: Friday, April 29 – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News

OCEAN OUTLOOK COASTWIDE: Friday’s forecast calls for winds to 5 knots and swells to 4 feet. Saturday calls for winds to increase to 10 knots and swells to rise to 6 feet. Sunday’s forecast looks identical to that of Saturday. The general marine bag limit is five fish in aggregate, with copper, quillback and China rockfish no longer part of the daily limit for boat anglers. Bank anglers are under…

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ODFW Sets New Bag Limit Reduction for Sport Bottomfish

Posted by TBC Press on 05/11/21 ODFW as of Monday, May 10, 2021 reduced the general marine bag limit to five fish (from six) per angler per day for sport bottomfish. The sub-bag limit of one China, copper, or quillback rockfish remains in place. This change reduces the risk of early closure or more severe restrictions later this summer in the sport bottomfish season. Anglers are reminded that all yelloweye rockfish must be released. Anglers should know how to identify rockfish species and must use a... READ MORE

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Another fish #inktober. A quillback rockfish from the @seattleaquarium

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Quillback Rockfish caught in Alaska https://ift.tt/2qEDqo3

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Oregon 2020 Changes to Recreational Bottomfishing Effective July 20

Posted by TBC Press on 07/17/20 ODFW has 2 new changes to the 2020 recreational bottomfishing rules that are effective Monday, July 20. The changes are: 1) The daily bag limit for general marine species increases from five to seven fish. 2) Anglers must release copper, quillback, and China rockfish when fishing from a boat. Catch of black, blue, and deacon rockfish is projected to be under the annual quotas. Because these species make up the majority of catch in the bottomfish fishery, the bag limit... READ MORE

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