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Sebastes mentella
Deepwater redfish - Sébaste de profondeur

Sebastes mentella
Characteristics:
• bright pink-red in colour
• 8 to 10 spiny rays of anal fin
May be mistaken for: Sebastes fasciatus - Sebastes marinus
Sebastes mentella
Family:
Scorpaenidae
Type of measure:
Total mm
Maximum size:
550 mm
specimen identified  specimen identified
territory covered  territory covered    territory not covered  territory not covered

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