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Yelloweye rockfish

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The Yelloweye Rockfish | Lawless Island | National Geographic UK

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How to use a deepwater release device - release of a yelloweye rockfish

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Giant Yelloweye Rockfish! Fishing in Juneau, Alaska! JUNE 2020

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Yellow Eye Rockfish (How to Descend or release)

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Alaskan Goldfish! Catching A Yelloweye Rockfish While Fishing in Seward Alaska

The yelloweye rockfish is a rockfish of the genus Sebastes, and one of the biggest members of the genus. Its name derives from its coloration. It is also locally known as "red snapper", not to be confused with the warm-water species Lutjanus campechanus that formally carries the name red snapper. The yelloweye is one of the world's longest-lived fish species, and is cited to live to a maximum of 114 to 120 years of age. As they grow older, they change in color, from reddish in youth, to bright orange in adulthood, to pale yellow in old age. Yelloweye live in rocky areas and feed on small fish and other rockfish. They reside in the East Pacific and range from Baja California to Dutch harbor in Alaska.
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