Grass rockfish (Sebastes rastrelliger)

Scientific name: Sebastes rastrelliger Jordan & Gilbert, 1880

Grass rockfish (Sebastes rastrelliger)

The Grass rockfish (Sebastes rastrelliger) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Yaquina Bay in Oregon, USA to Baja California, Mexico.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6; Vertebrae: 26. Branchiostegal rays: 7.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sebastes rastrelliger
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
56.0
Depth range
46 m (151 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 46 m, usually ? - 15 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Yaquina Bay in Oregon, USA to Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=23; tm=3.5)

Sources

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

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