Rougheye rockfish (Sebastes aleutianus) fish species and information / pictures of Rougheye rockfish - Sebastes aleutianus

Rougheye rockfish (Sebastes aleutianus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Sebastes aleutianus

Common Name
Rougheye rockfish

Biology
Usually found offshore (Ref. 27437). Viviparous (Ref. 34817).

Classification

Classified By
Jordan & Evermann, 1898
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)
Family
Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads (Sebastidae)

Distribution

Region
North Pacific
Distribution
North Pacific: Japan to Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea (but not in the Sea of Okhotsk), throughout the Aleutian Islands, and south to San Diego, California, USA.
Range
66°N - 31°N

Environment

Climate
Deep-water
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
25 m
Depth To - meters
900 m
Zone
bathydemersal
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 25 - 900 m (Ref. 50610)
Trophic Level
3.65 s.e. 0.59 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
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
97.0 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
Vulnerability
High to very high vulnerability (69 of 100)
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tmax=205)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated