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Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads) > Sebastinae
Etymology: Sebastes: Greek, sebastes = august, venerable (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 119 m (Ref. 2850), usually ? - 70 m (Ref. 2850). Subtropical, preferred ?; 37°N - 26°N, 123°W - 112°W
Eastern Central Pacific: Point Pinos, Monterey County in central California, USA to southern central Baja California, Mexico.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40637); max. published weight: 570.00 g (Ref. 40637)
Occur on or near bottom, usually shallower than 70 m (Ref. 2850). Viviparous (Ref. 34817).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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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