Redbanded rockfish (Sebastes babcocki) fish species and information / pictures of Redbanded rockfish - Sebastes babcocki

Redbanded rockfish (Sebastes babcocki) fish species information

Scientific Name
Sebastes babcocki

Common Name
Redbanded rockfish

Biology
Found on soft bottoms (Ref. 2850). Viviparous (Ref. 34817).

Classification

Classified By
Thompson, 1915
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)
Family
Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads (Sebastidae)

Distribution

Region
North Pacific
Distribution
North Pacific: Zhemchug Canyon in the Bering Sea and Amchitka Island in the Aleutian chain to San Diego, California, USA.
Range
66°N - 32°N

Environment

Climate
Temperate
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
49 m
Depth To - meters
625 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 49 - 625 m (Ref. 6793)
Trophic Level
3.73 s.e. 0.58 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
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
64.0 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: minor commercial
Vulnerability
Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100)
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tmax=106)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated