Blackmouth rockfish (Sebastes sinensis)

Scientific name: Sebastes sinensis Gilbert, 1890

Blackmouth rockfish (Sebastes sinensis)

The Blackmouth rockfish (Sebastes sinensis) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Gulf of California.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sebastes sinensis
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.2
Depth range
290–670 m (951–2198 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 290 - 670 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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