Blackspotted rockfish off the West Coast (IMAGE)

NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region

Blackspotted rockfish off the West Coast

Caption

The greater reproductive capacity of older, larger females among West Coast rockfishes has been well documented, relative to smaller fish of the same weight.

Credit

NOAA Fisheries/Southwest Fisheries Science Center

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License

Public Domain

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