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Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads) > Sebastinae
Etymology: Sebastes: Greek, sebastes = august, venerable (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 24 - 274 m (Ref. 2850), usually 60 - 149 m (Ref. 52190). Subtropical, preferred ?; 38°N - 22°N, 123°W - 110°W
Eastern Pacific: San Francisco in California, USA to southern Baja California, Mexico.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 24.5, range 23 - 34 cm
Max length : 46.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850); max. published weight: 1.0 kg (Ref. 40637); max. reported age: 32 years (Ref. 39277)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Adults usually found on deep reefs (Ref. 2850). Viviparous, with planktonic larvae and pelagic juveniles (Ref. 36715). Occasionally captured by sport fishers (Ref. 2850).
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)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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