Scientific Name
Brachyistius frenatus
Common Name
Kelp perch
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 7 - 9;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 13-16;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 21 - 24;
Vertebrae: 31 - 34. Color variable, olive brown to coppery above lateral line, with dark pigment under each scale, bright below lateral line; dark on axil; fins either pale or rosy (Ref. 6885).