Freckled rockfish (Sebastes lentiginosus)

Scientific name: Sebastes lentiginosus Chen, 1971

Freckled rockfish (Sebastes lentiginosus)

The Freckled rockfish (Sebastes lentiginosus) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Santa Catalina Island in southern California, USA to northern Baja California, Mexico.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sebastes lentiginosus
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
23.0
Depth range
33–168 m (108–551 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 33 - 168 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Santa Catalina Island in southern California, USA to northern Baja California, Mexico.
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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