Where Does Quillback Rockfish Live?

Quillback Rockfish lives in specific habitats. Knowing where to look helps you find and identify it.

Where to find Quillback Rockfish

Water type

saltwater

Depth

Typically found in depths ranging from 10 to 275 meters (33 to 900 feet), most commonly between 20 and 100 meters (65 to 330 feet).

Environment

Demersal, preferring rocky reefs, boulder fields, kelp forests, and areas with complex bottom topography that provide shelter and ambush points. They are often found in crevices or near vertical rock faces.

Geographic range

Eastern North Pacific Ocean, from the Gulf of Alaska (Kodiak Island) south to Point Sur, central California, USA. Most abundant from British Columbia to central Oregon.

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