False kelpfish (Sebastiscus marmoratus)

Scientific name: Sebastiscus marmoratus Cuvier, 1829

False kelpfish (Sebastiscus marmoratus)

The False kelpfish (Sebastiscus marmoratus) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae. Native range: Western Pacific, southern Hokkaido, Japan to the Philippines.

Biology

Found near shore, on rock bottom. Commercially cultured in Japan. Viviparous. Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sebastiscus marmoratus
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Environment
Marine; demersal; oceanodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: southern Hokkaido, Japan to the Philippines.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.3)

Sources

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

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