Tiger Rockfish

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TIGER ROCKFISH

MATIAS TOTZ

One of the coolest looking fish in the Shaw Ocean Discovery Aquarium is the Tiger Rockfish who also has an amazing name. The Tiger Rockfish got their name from the dark vertical stripes on their body which can also be seen on a tiger. Rockfish in general have a long life span and Tiger Rockfish live to be around 120-140 years old with very rare exceptions such as the 166 year old rockfish scientists have found recently. The Tiger Rockfish reaches a length of about 60 cm (24 in) and its body is either orange or light red with dark stripes along the body. Tiger Rockfish live in the northeast Pacific Ocean and are commonly found in rocky reefs and boulder fields, and lurking between crevices in rocks and coral reefs. This species is also territorial and can be aggressive toward other animals in certain cases. Tiger Rockfish are close to becoming extinct because the bigger they get the more babies they can have, but fishermen catch big rockfish and throw back any small fish they catch. One big sized Tiger Rockfish is worth many small Tiger Rockfish so I think fishermen should catch fewer large Tiger Rockfish to prevent them from extinction.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_rockfish