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Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads) > Sebastinae
Etymology: Sebastes: Greek, sebastes = august, venerable (Ref. 45335). More on author: Girard.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 15 - 128 m (Ref. 2850), usually 30 - 46 m (Ref. 2850). Subtropical, preferred ?; 60°N - 27°N, 145°W - 114°W
Eastern Pacific: Puget Sound, Washington, USA to central Baja California, Mexico; but doubtful north of California.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 20.0, range 15 - ? cm
Max length : 36.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850); max. reported age: 14 years (Ref. 39277)
Caught fairly often by sport fishers using small hooks (Ref. 2850). Viviparous (Ref. 34817).
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
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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