Redbanded rockfish In 1995, 280 tons were caught by longline off British Columbia. Often, though, this fish is taken as bycatch during trawling operations targeting other species, such as the yelloweye rockfish ("S. ruberrimus") and halibut ("Hippoglossus stenolepis"). Bycatch of this species in trawls off the coast of British Columbia well exceeded 1,000 tons in 1992. It has dropped below 300 tons per year since then due to better monitoring. This fish is host to a number of parasitic copepods, including "Chondracanthus pinguis", "C. triventricosus", "Clavella parva", "Colobomatus kyphosus", "Naobranchia occidentalis", "Peniculus asinus", and "Neobrachiella robusta". Redbanded rockfish Sebastes babcocki is a
Coastal fish (flatfish) such as plaice which live "on" the sea bed. Benthic fish tend to be "flat", so they can lie on the bottom. Stargazers are about 50 species of fishes, belonging to the family Uranoscopidae, and found worldwide in shallow waters. Stargazers are venomous; they have two large poison spines situated behind the opercle and above the pectoral fins. They can also deliver electric shocks. They are ambush predators with eyes on top of their heads (thus the name). Stargazers also have a large upward-facing mouth in a large head. They bury themselves in sand with only their eyes showing,