▁B aja ▁California ▁to ▁V ancouver ▁Island . ▁ ▁The ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁verm il ion ▁rock fish ▁is ▁moder ately ▁deep ▁and ▁com pressed . ▁The ▁upper ▁profile ▁of ▁the ▁head ▁is ▁somewhat ▁cur ved ; ▁the ▁mouth ▁is ▁large , ▁with ▁the ▁lower ▁j aw ▁slightly ▁project ing . ▁The ▁color ▁is ▁bright ▁red ▁on ▁the ▁body ▁and ▁fins ; ▁many ▁with ▁black ▁and ▁gray ▁m ott ling ▁on ▁back ▁and ▁sides . ▁On ▁fish ▁shorter ▁than ▁ ▁the ▁m ott ling ▁is ▁much ▁more ▁apparent ▁and ▁the ▁fins ▁are ▁often ▁ed ged ▁with ▁black . ▁The ▁yellow ey e ▁and ▁can ary ▁rock fish es ▁are ▁similar ▁in ▁appearance ▁to ▁the ▁verm il ion , ▁but ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁their ▁lower ▁j aws ▁is ▁scale less ▁and ▁feels ▁smooth ▁to ▁the ▁touch . ▁The ▁verm il ion ▁rock fish ▁has ▁scales ▁on ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁lower ▁j aw ▁which ▁make ▁it ▁rough ▁to ▁the ▁touch . ▁It ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁brown ▁rock fish ▁( S eb ast es ▁aur icul atus ) ▁in ▁deep ▁water . ▁ ▁Range ▁The ▁verm il ion ▁rock fish ▁occurs ▁in ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Pacific ▁from ▁B aja ▁California , ▁to ▁V ancouver ▁Island , ▁Canada . ▁It ▁is ▁generally ▁caught ▁over ▁rock y ▁bottom s ▁at ▁depth s ▁of ▁, ▁although ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁taken ▁from ▁depth s ▁as ▁great ▁as ▁. ▁ ▁Re production ▁The ▁verm il ion ▁rock fish ▁appears ▁to ▁m ature ▁and ▁spawn ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time