Kelp rockfish (Sebastes atrovirens)

Scientific name: Sebastes atrovirens Jordan & Gilbert, 1880

Kelp rockfish (Sebastes atrovirens)

The Kelp rockfish (Sebastes atrovirens) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Timber Cove, Sonoma County in central California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7; Vertebrae: 26. Branchiostegal rays: 7.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sebastes atrovirens
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
42.0
Depth range
46 m (151 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 46 m, usually 9 - 12 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Timber Cove, Sonoma 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 (tmax=25; tm=4;)

Sources

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

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