Family: |
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads), subfamily: Sebastinae |
Max. size: |
35.9 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 800.0 g |
Environment: |
demersal; marine, oceanodromous |
Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: southern Hokkaido to Kyushu and the southern Korean Peninsula (Ref. 559). Three morphotypes observed (reddish type; blackish type; brownish type), and may be reproductively isolated from each other (Ref. 44259). |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
Juveniles associate with drifting seaweed. Plankton feeder (Ref. 12114, 12115). Viviparous (Ref. 34817). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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