Sebastes thompsoni

description

Description of the Taiwanese specimen (NMMB-P 33709). Dorsal-fin elements XIII, 14; anal-fin elements III, 7; all dorsal- and anal-fin rays branched; pectoral-fin rays 16, lowermost eight rays unbranched; pelvic-fin elements I, 5, all soft rays branched; total caudal-fin rays 37, principal caudal-fin rays 8 + 8 (upper + lower), procurrent rays 11 + 10 (upper + lower); pored lateral-line scales 54, not including 3 pored scales extending on to the caudal fin; gill rakers on first gill arch 11 + 27 (upper + lower), all rakers developed; pseudobranchial filaments ca. 40; branchiostegal rays 7; vertebrae 11 + 15 (precaudal + caudal) = 26 (total). Body relatively deep and compressed. Mouth moderately large, slightly oblique, posterior margin of maxilla not reaching middle level of orbit. Dorsal fin continuous, fourth spine longest, length of remaining spines gradually shorter posteriorly, except last spine (13 th) distinctly longer than penultimate spine; shape of soft portion of dorsal fin triangular, length of soft rays gradually shorter posteriorly. Anal fin with three spines, second and third spine long, subequal in length; shape of soft portion of anal fin triangular, length of soft

Southward range extension of the goldeye rockfish, Sebastes thompsoni (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae), to northern Taiwan