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Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads) > Sebastinae
Etymology: Sebastes: Greek, sebastes = august, venerable (Ref. 45335); wilsoni: Named after Charles Branch Wilson, productive student of crustacean parasites of fishes (Ref. 6885).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 274 m (Ref. 2850). Temperate, preferred ?
Eastern Pacific: northern Gulf of Alaska to Baja California, Mexico. Range extends to Kodiak Island (Ref. 95175).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27437); max. reported age: 26 years (Ref. 56049)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 13;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 13-14;
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). Caudal truncate or slightly rounded (Ref. 6885). Light brown tinged in red, distinctly lighter below; 4 dark blotches along base of dorsal fin, dark pigment extends from back onto fin, may be vague; brownish red stripe on lateral line (Ref. 27437).
An offshore species (Ref. 27437). 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
Fisheries: of no interest
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