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Species Name
Rockfish
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Latin Name
Sebastes melanostomus
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Origin
Baja Peninsula Sea Of Cortez
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Harvest Method
Hook & Line
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Range & Habitat
Southern California & Mexico
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Producer
Baja Peninsula Fleet
Range & Habitat
Subtle, Complex Flavor
They have a great crunch with a buttery finish. They will require "Love" in preparation. A light poach before grilling, roasting, or steaming will ensure flakiness and a buttery finish. These are the perfect species for Ceviche, as they have less oils than a Northern species. The higher oils can cloud the liquids. Poach, Grill, Steam, Ceviche.
Claw meat is obviously taken from claws but also includes leg meat. It is the cheapest because the meat is small and has the least integrity. Special crabmeat is meat taken from front of the body. Again, a little bigger, more integrity. Jumbo Lump crab meat is from the back of the body. It has the most integrity and is the largest meat on the crab due to propelling those powerful swimming fins. Finally, Backfin meat is essentially broken pieces of Jumbo Lump crab.
Light, Clean, Tender, Silky
The Alfonsino is a distant Cousin to the Sumatra Fighting Fish, a salt water Beta. They are more closely related to Hawaiian Ehu. The Fish are 5-7 lbs at their largest. Alfonsino have been described as "Melt in Your Mouth".