Quillback rockfish (Sebastes maliger) with venomous dorsal fin spines raised. Basket Bay, Alaska, USA. August.  ,  Pacific Northwest,,Animal,Wildlife,Vertebrate,Ray-finned fish,Rockfish,Scorpionfish,Quillback rockfish,American,Animalia,Animal,Wildlife,Vertebrate,Actinopterygii,Ray-finned fish,Osteichthyes,Bony fish,Fish,Scorpaeniformes,Scorpaenidae,Scorpionfishes,Sebastes,Rockfish,Colour,Colourful,North America,USA,Western USA,Alaska,Portrait,Ocean,Pacific Ocean,North Pacific Ocean,North Pacific,Marine,Underwater,Water,Animal Behaviour,Defensive,Temperate,Behaviour,Saltwater,Scorpionfish,Venomous,Venom,Defensive structures,Eye contact,Spine,Direct Gaze,Defense,Defence,Defending,Sebastes maliger,Quillback rockfish,American,United States of America,Behavioural,Looking,  ,  David Hall