Scientific Name
Sebastes reedi

Common Name
Yellowmouth rockfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Head spines weak - nasal, preocular, supraocular, postocular, tympanic and parietal spines present, coronal and nuchal spines absent (Ref. 27437). Lower jaw long, with moderate, wide symphyseal knob (Ref. 27437). Caudal fin moderately indented (Ref. 6885). Red with yellow to orange in color, smaller specimens mixed with black; 3 vague dark bands across head; jaws red; mouth pinkish white with yellow and black blotches; lateral line pinkish (Ref. 27437).

Classification

Classified By

Westrheim & Tsuyuki, 1967

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads (Sebastidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: northern Gulf of Alaska to Crescent City, northern California, USA.

Range

59°N - 38°N

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

137 m

Depth To - meters

375 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 137 - 375 m, usually 274 - 366 m (Ref. 27437)

Trophic Level

3.71 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

58.0 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 vulnerability (63 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.12-0.13; tmax=99)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated