Darkblotched rockfish (Sebastes crameri)

Scientific name: Sebastes crameri Jordan, 1897

The Darkblotched rockfish (Sebastes crameri) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae. Native range: Northeast Pacific, southeast of Zhemchug Canyon in the Bering Sea to Santa Catalina Island, California, USA.

Biology

Found on soft bottoms. Viviparous. Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name: Sebastes crameri
Family: Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order: Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 58.0
Depth range: 25–600 m (82–1969 ft)
Environment: Marine; demersal; depth range 25 - 600 m, usually 76 - ? m
Climate: Temperate
Distribution: Northeast Pacific: southeast of Zhemchug Canyon in the Bering Sea to Santa Catalina Island, California, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Venomous
Uses: Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.09(?); tm=5.1-8.4; tmax=105; Fec=19,815)

Sources

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

Last updated 27 September 2026