Sebastes melanosema Lea & Fitch, 1979 .

Semaphore Rockfish. To 39 cm (15.4 in) TL (Snytko 1986). Central Oregon (44°41’N, 124°48’W) (Snytko 1986), but without documentation; documented from Santa Barbara Channel (Mary Nishimoto, pers. comm. to M.L.) to Punta San Pablo (27°13’N, 114°30’W), central Baja California (Lea and Fitch 1979). Benthic; depth: 88–659 m (287–2,162 ft) (NWFSC-FRAM).