Species: Sebastes spinorbis, Spiny-eye rockfish

Sebastes spinorbis Chen, 1975

Spiny-eye rockfish

Body compressed, oval; head relatively large, compressed, bluntly pointed; eye moderately large; between eyes narrow, with 3 grooves; head spines strong; top of head with 5 pairs of spines, present over center of eye; spines on and under lower edge of eye; lower edge of bone below eye & above front side of mouth with 2 spines pointing down; no spiny longitudinal ridge under eye; round, down-pointing knob at front of lower jaws; numerous small conical teeth on jaws; teeth present on roof of mouth; gill rakers 29-33; a single dorsal fin, usually strongly notched at the rear of the spiny part, XIII strong, venomous spines, 4th spine longest,13 (13-14) soft rays; anal fin III, spines long, strong,  2nd spine longest, 5-6 (5-7); pelvics I, 5, under pectorals; pectorals large, 18 (15-18); tail fin  slightly concave; lateral line with 33-38 pored scales, last one on base of tail fin; scales small, rough.