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Sebastes brevispinis, or the silvergray rockfish, is a bony fish within the family Scorpaenidae, the rockfishes. It is found off the Pacific coast of North America from the Bering Sea coast of Alaska to Baja California.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Considered venomous. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole family. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Sebastes entomelas — considered venomous
- Sebastes paucispinis — considered venomous
- Sebastes flavidus — considered venomous
- Sebastes melanops — considered venomous
- Gadus morhua
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Scorpaenidae
- Genus
- Sebastes
- Species
- Sebastes brevispinis
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