Olive Rockfish
Sebastes serranoides
A medium-sized rockfish with olive-green to brownish coloration and darker mottling. Found in rocky reefs and hard bottom areas along the Pacific coast.
Olive Rockfish at a glance
- Scientific name
- Sebastes serranoides
- Typical size
- 12-20 inches, 2-4 lbs
- Water
- Saltwater
- Habitat
- Reef
- Rarity in the Fishdex™
- Uncommon
Habitat
Olive rockfish inhabit rocky reefs, kelp beds, and hard bottom areas from shallow water to depths of 600 feet. Anglers typically target them using bottom rigs with cut bait or live anchovies around rocky structure and kelp forests.
Catch one and it is yours
Log a olive rockfish through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your photo, your personal best, and the exact conditions on the day. The app also carries the slot and season rules for wherever you are standing.
How the Fishdex™ worksOlive Rockfish questions people ask
Olive Rockfish is Sebastes serranoides.
A typical olive rockfish runs 12-20 inches, 2-4 lbs. Cobia records the length and weight of every olive rockfish you log and keeps your personal best on its Fishdex entry.
Olive rockfish inhabit rocky reefs, kelp beds, and hard bottom areas from shallow water to depths of 600 feet. Anglers typically target them using bottom rigs with cut bait or live anchovies around rocky structure and kelp forests. It is a salt water species, filed under reef in the Fishdex.
Yes. Log one through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your own photo, your personal best, and the conditions on the day you caught it. The app also carries the slot limits and season dates for wherever you are standing. It is free.
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