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Sebastes aurora (Gilbert, 1890)

Aurora rockfish
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Common names: Rocote aurora
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges south to Cedros I., Baja California (Ref. 6793). Also Ref. 27437.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, M.J. and G.B. Smith, 1988
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Rocote aurora, λáḱálá, 晨平鲉, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads) > Sebastinae
Etymology: Sebastes: Greek, sebastes = august, venerable (Ref. 45335);  aurora: From the 'aurora' meaning dawn - referring to the colouring (Ref. 6885).
  More on author: Gilbert.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 124 - 769 m (Ref. 27437), usually 366 - 550 m (Ref. 6885).   Deep-water; 56°N - 27°N, 135°W - 113°W

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Northeast Pacific: Amphitrite Point in Vancouver Island, Canada to Cedros Island, Baja California, Mexico.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 28 - ? cm
Max length : 41.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27437); max. reported age: 75 years (Ref. 55644)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5 - 6. Head spines strong - nasal, preocular, supraocular, postocular, tympanic, parietal and nuchal spines present, coronals usually absent (Ref. 27437). Small lobes projecting from anterior part of upper jaw (Ref. 27437). Second anal fin spine long (Ref. 27437). Rose-red to pink dorsally, silvery on sides and ventrally (Ref. 27437).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Common offshore (Ref. 2850). Viviparous, with planktonic larvae and pelagic juveniles (Ref. 36715). Trawled on soft bottom and when caught scales usually rub off, leaving white pockets bordered by red; also caught in sablefish traps (Ref. 2850).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Viviparous (Ref. 36715, 34817).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 4.5 - 7.5, mean 5.4 (based on 15 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tmax=75; tm=5).
Prior r = 0.03, 95% CL = 0.01 - 0.06, Based on 1 stock assessment.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.