| Common name | Quillback rockfish |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | Queen Charlotte Islands (Ref. 27835); British Columbia |
| Ref. | Hart, J.L., 1973 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | habitat/ecology |
| 1st modifier | morphology |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Currently used, replaced 'Orange-spotted rock-fish' used in Ref. 10161. 'Quillback', from 'quill', i.e., hallow reed, large feather, and pertains to the much elongated first ray of the dorsal fin characteristic of the species (p. 967, Ref. 11978). Also Ref. 4925. |