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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > 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).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 124 - 769 m (Ref. 27437), usually 366 - 550 m (Ref. 6885). Deep-water, preferred ?; 55°N - 28°N, 135°W - 114°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: L_m ?, range 28 - ? cm
Max length : 41.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27437); max. reported age: 75 years (Ref. 55644)

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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).

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).

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Viviparous (Ref. 36715, 34817).

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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. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Fisheries: commercial

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Sebastes aurora (Gilbert, 1890)