Scientific Name
Acanthoclinus rua
Common Name
Little rockfish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 12 - 14;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 3-4;
Anal
spines: 14 - 15;
Anal
soft rays: 3 - 4. Head and body uniformly brown with a darker blotch on the gill cover. Forehead with a pale stripe. Dorsal and anal fins with orange tips. Distinguished from other rockfishes by its small size, undivided lower lateral line and the single pair of pores on the chin.