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Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads) > Sebastinae
Etymology: Sebastes: Greek, sebastes = august, venerable (Ref. 45335); maliger: From the Greek malus meaning mast and gero meaning 'magnificent' and 'to bear' (Ref. 27436).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 274 m (Ref. 27437), usually 0 - 92 m (Ref. 27437). Temperate, preferred ?; 61°N - 36°N, 155°W - 121°W
Eastern Pacific: Prince William Sound, Gulf of Alaska to Point Sur, central California, USA.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 31.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 61.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850); max. published weight: 3.3 kg (Ref. 40637); max. reported age: 90 years (Ref. 55421)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 13;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 12-14;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 6 - 7. Head spines strong - nasal, preocular, postocular, tympanic and parietal spines present, supraocular, coronal and nuchal spines absent (Ref. 27437). Spinous dorsal with deeply incised membranes (Ref. 27437). Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 6885). Body mottled brown, distinct yellow areas above (including part of spinous dorsal), orange-brown spotting on lower anterior area (Ref. 27437).
Inhabit rocky bottoms and reefs, usually solitary on the bottom or hovering just above the bottom, but never far from cover (Ref. 27436, 27437). Viviparous (Ref. 34817). Marketed as fillets (Ref. 27436).
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
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums
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