Pygmy rockfish (Sebastes wilsoni)

Scientific name: Sebastes wilsoni Gilbert, 1915

Pygmy rockfish (Sebastes wilsoni)

The Pygmy rockfish (Sebastes wilsoni) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, northern Gulf of Alaska to Baja California, Mexico.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7. Head spines strong - nasal, preocular, postocular, tympanic and parietal spines present, supraocular, coronal, and nuchal spines absent. Caudal truncate or slightly rounded. Light brown tinged in red, distinctly lighter below; 4 dark blotches along base of dorsal fin, dark pigment extends from back onto fin, may be vague; brownish red stripe on lateral line.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sebastes wilsoni
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
23.0
Depth range
30–274 m (98–899 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 274 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: northern Gulf of Alaska to Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=26)

Sources

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

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