Dusky rockfish (Sebastes ciliatus)

Scientific name: Sebastes ciliatus Tilesius, 1813

Dusky rockfish (Sebastes ciliatus)

The Dusky rockfish (Sebastes ciliatus) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae.

Biology

Found hovering in loose organized groups just above rocky reefs and along shorelines, or may rest singly upon rocky substrate. Feed by picking and seizing food items that are either drifting or suspended in the water column. Viviparous. Sold as fresh or frozen fillets; eaten as fish cakes. Captured by the nearshore jig fishery and has been reported to comprise up to 25% of the catch in the 'black rockfish' jig fishery of the northern Gulf of Alaska (citation in ).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sebastes ciliatus
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
53.0
Depth range
5–160 m (16–525 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 160 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North Pacific: western Aleutian Islands and eastern Bering Sea, through the Gulf of Alaska, to southeast Alaska; including south to Johnstone Strait, British Columbia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tmax=67)

Sources

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

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