Species: Sebastes exsul, Buccaneer rockfish

Sebastes exsul Chen, 1971

Buccaneer rockfish

Body compressed, oval; head relatively large, compressed, bluntly pointed; eye moderately large; between eyes narrow, with 3 grooves; head spines not well developed; top of head with 7-8 pairs of spines, including over center of eye; bone at lower edge of eye without spines; lower edge of bone below eye & above front side of mouth with 2 down-pointing spines; no spiny longitudinal ridge under eye; numerous small conical teeth on jaws; teeth present on roof of mouth; gill rakers 31-37; a single dorsal fin, usually strongly notched at the rear of the spiny part, XIII (rarely XIV) strong, venomous spines, 4th-5th spines longest,12 (12-13) soft rays; anal fin III, spines long, strong,  2nd spine longest, 6 (5-6), rear profile of fin almost vertical; pelvics I, 5, under pectorals; pectorals large, 17 (16-18); tail fin slightly concave; lateral line with 34-43 pored scales, last one on base of tail fin; scales small, primarily rough.