Scientific Name
Sebastes flavidus

Common Name
Yellowtail rockfish

Biology
Form schools in open water along steeply sloping shores or above rocky reefs; also holes up amid cracks and crevices of the sea floor. Juveniles found around floats and pilings. Feed on pelagic crustaceans, fishes and squids. Viviparous. Filleted, then sold fresh or frozen, with other rockfishes.

Classification

Classified By

Ayres, 1862

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads (Sebastidae)

Distribution

Region

Northeast Pacific

Distribution

Northeast Pacific: Unalaska Island, Alaska to San Diego, California, USA.

Range

60°N - 32°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

549 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 549 m , usually 24 - 46 m

Trophic Level

4.11 s.e. 0.70 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

66.0 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 (56 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.16; tm=6-7; tmax=64)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated