Puget Sound rockfish (Sebastes emphaeus)

Scientific name: Sebastes emphaeus Starks, 1911

Puget Sound rockfish (Sebastes emphaeus)

The Puget Sound rockfish (Sebastes emphaeus) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae. Native range: Northeast Pacific, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska to northern California, USA.

Biology

Inhabits reefs and rocky shorelines and found in loose congregations hovering above the bottom or resting among caves and crevices. Seeks shelter in areas of strong current. Viviparous. Flesh is tasty and flaky, but since it is rarely caught, it is seldom used as a food fish. May be used as bait for large rockfish, lingcod or cabezon.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sebastes emphaeus
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Depth range
0–366 m (0–1201 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 366 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northeast Pacific: Kenai Peninsula, Alaska to northern California, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: public aquariums; bait: occasionally
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.54-0.70; tm=1.9; tmax=13; Fec=3,295)

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Sources

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

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