Buccaneer rockfish (Sebastes exsul)

Scientific name: Sebastes exsul Chen, 1971

Buccaneer rockfish (Sebastes exsul)

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

Species facts

Scientific name
Sebastes exsul
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
21.2
Depth range
110–200 m (361–656 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 110 - 200 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: western 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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