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Sebastes constellatus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
Starry rockfish
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads) > Sebastinae
Etymology: Sebastes: Greek, sebastes = august, venerable (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Jordan & Gilbert.
Etymology: Sebastes: Greek, sebastes = august, venerable (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Jordan & Gilbert.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 15 - 274 m (Ref. 2850), usually 60 - 149 m (Ref. 52190). Subtropical; 15°C - 28°C (Ref. 131062); 39°N - 22°N, 124°W - 110°W
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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)
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 Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5 - 7; Vertebrae: 25 - 26. Branchiostegal rays: 7 (Ref. 36715).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Adults usually found on deep reefs (Ref. 2850). Adults feed on shrimps and fish (Ref. 131062). Viviparous, with planktonic larvae and pelagic juveniles (Ref. 36715). Occasionally captured by sport fishers (Ref. 2850). Minimum depth range from Ref. 96339.
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
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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)
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums
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