| Family: |
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads), subfamily: Sebastinae |
| Max. size: |
39 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 58 years |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 26 - 476 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: Semisopochnoi Island in the Aleutian chain to San Diego, California, USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 13-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-8. Head spines strong - nasal, preocular, postocular, tympanic and parietal spines present, supraocular, coronal and nuchal spines absent (Ref. 27437). Ridge on suborbital bone just below nostril; no spines on edge of gill cover; 2nd anal fin spine longer than 3rd (Ref. 27437). Caudal slightly indented (Ref. 6885). Pink to yellow pink, yellowish pink on sides, light below; 5 to 6 vague dark markings on back, v-shaped dusky marking from eye to gill cover (Ref. 27437). |
| Biology: |
Found on soft bottoms (Ref. 2850). Viviparous (Ref. 34817). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
venomous |
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