Shortraker rockfish (Sebastes borealis) fish species and information / pictures of Shortraker rockfish - Sebastes borealis

Shortraker rockfish (Sebastes borealis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Sebastes borealis

Common Name
Shortraker rockfish

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

Classification

Classified By
Barsukov, 1970
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)
Family
Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads (Sebastidae)

Distribution

Region
North Pacific
Distribution
North Pacific: southeastern Kamchatka to Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea, Stalemate and Bowers Banks and the Aleutian Islands south to Point Conception, California, USA. Reported from southern Japan (Ref. 559).
Range
61°N - 34°N

Environment

Climate
Deep-water
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
0 m
Depth To - meters
1200 m
Zone
bathydemersal
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 0 - 1200 m (Ref. 50550)
Trophic Level
3.87 s.e. 0.50 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
108 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
High to very high vulnerability (71 of 100)
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tmax=157; k=0.04)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated