No I didn't change the color, it is as I scanned it some years ago from Fuji 100 slide film.

The fish is pretty much orange, but not as intense as a Yelloweye. It is more orange-red and darker. I think I have figured its identify as a deepwater RF from NOAA charts but photos can fool people including myself.

Several years ago I needed to caption a photo from Alaska that on the boat was identified as a Bocassio by the gentleman I was fishing with.

I sent the photos to biologist in Oregon,Washington, British Columbia and Alaska and received two entirely different identifications. Two said Bocassio and two identified it as a Silvergrey Rockfish.

That illustrates how difficult it can be on some rockfish.

I think Slab Happy has a good point.

And one of these days I will spell Boccaio correctly.


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