Bocaccio rockfish (Sebastes paucispinis)

Scientific name: Sebastes paucispinis Ayres, 1854

Bocaccio rockfish (Sebastes paucispinis)

The Bocaccio rockfish (Sebastes paucispinis) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Stepovak Bay, Alaskan Peninsula to Punta Blanca, Baja California, Mexico.

Biology

Adults found over rocky reefs, but also common on open bottoms to about 320 m. Juveniles are pelagic and settle in near shore nursery areas, then move to deeper habitats. Young form schools. Feed mainly on fishes, including other rockfishes. Ovoviviparous, with planktonic larvae. Validated age by radiometry is 37 yrs. A famous sport fish throughout its range. Flesh is of excellent quality when kept chilled. Sold with other rockfish species.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sebastes paucispinis
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
91.0
Depth range
0–476 m (0–1562 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 476 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Stepovak Bay, Alaskan Peninsula to Punta Blanca, Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Critically Endangered (CR) (A1abd+2d)
Threat to humans
Venomous
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=4; tmax=50; Musick et al. 2000)

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Sources

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

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