Grass rockfish (Sebastes rastrelliger) fish species and information / pictures of Grass rockfish - Sebastes rastrelliger

Grass rockfish (Sebastes rastrelliger) fish species information

Scientific Name
Sebastes rastrelliger

Common Name
Grass rockfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6; Vertebrae: 26. Branchiostegal rays: 7 (Ref. 36715).

Classification

Classified By
Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)
Family
Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads (Sebastidae)

Distribution

Region
Eastern Pacific
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Yaquina Bay in Oregon, USA to Baja California, Mexico.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Subtropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
46 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 46 m (Ref. 36715), usually ? - 15 m (Ref. 36715)
Trophic Level
3.87 s.e. 0.61 Based on food items.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
56.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Moderate to high vulnerability (53 of 100)
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=23; tm=3.5)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated