Fish with bold black and yellow bands and a stocky body.

Black-and-yellow rockfish

Sebastes chrysomelas
Where at Shedd?
Oceans
Diet Fishes, crustaceans, sea stars, mollusks, worms and algae
Size Length: Up to 15.3 inches (39 cm)
Type Fishes
Range Eastern Pacific
Habitat Rocky intertidal areas in eastern Pacific Ocean from Northern California, United States to central Baja California, Mexico

Did you know?

  1. Every rockfish has a stocky body, spiky fins, and big eyes, but colors and patterns differ among species. Look for yellow spots, stripes and blotches on this blackish rockfish.
  2. See those jagged fins along the rockfish’s back and belly? They hide mildly venomous spines that make predators think twice before biting.