Sebastes serranoides (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890)
Olive rockfish
photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Family:  Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads), subfamily: Sebastinae
Max. size:  61 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,630.0 g; max. reported age: 30 years
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 146 m
Distribution:  Eastern Pacific: Redding Rock in northern California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 12-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-17; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-10; Vertebrae: 26-26. Branchiostegal rays: 7 (Ref. 36715).
Biology:  Sometimes found well off bottom, in or near kelp or over rocky reefs (Ref. 2850). Juveniles are pelagic (Ref. 36715). Viviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 36715).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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