Sebastes melanostomus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890) .

Blackgill Rockfish. To 61 cm (24 in) TL (Phillips 1957). Northern British Columbia off west coast of Haida Gwaii (Workman et al. 1998) to Isla de Cedros, central Baja California (Miller and Lea 1972). Pelagic juveniles have been taken as far south as Punta Abreojos (26°06’N, 114°05’W), southern Baja California (Moser and Ahlstrom 1978), strongly implying that adults live in southern Baja California. Benthic; depth: 88–768 m (289–2,520 ft) (min.: NWFSC-FRAM; max.: Eschmeyer and Herald 1983).