Scientific Name
Sebastes maliger

Common Name
Quillback rockfish

Biology
Inhabit rocky bottoms and reefs, usually solitary on the bottom or hovering just above the bottom, but never far from cover (Ref. 27436, 27437). Viviparous (Ref. 34817). Marketed as fillets (Ref. 27436).

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: Prince William Sound, Gulf of Alaska to Point Sur, central California, USA.

Range

61°N - 36°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

274 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 274 m (Ref. 27437), usually 0 - 92 m (Ref. 27437)

Trophic Level

3.83 s.e. 0.61 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

61.0 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

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (64 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=7; tmax=95)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated