Halfbanded rockfish (Sebastes semicinctus)

Scientific name: Sebastes semicinctus Gilbert, 1897

Halfbanded rockfish (Sebastes semicinctus)

The Halfbanded rockfish (Sebastes semicinctus) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Point Pinos, Monterey County in central California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico.

Biology

Common offshore water on flat bottom. Viviparous.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sebastes semicinctus
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Depth range
58–402 m (190–1319 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 58 - 402 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Point Pinos, Monterey County in central California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=5; tmax=15)

Sources

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

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