Quillback rockfish (Sebastes maliger)

Scientific name: Sebastes maliger Jordan & Gilbert, 1880

Quillback rockfish (Sebastes maliger)

The Quillback rockfish (Sebastes maliger) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Prince William Sound, Gulf of Alaska to Point Sur, central California, USA.

Biology

Inhabit rocky bottoms and reefs, usually solitary on the bottom or hovering just above the bottom, but never far from cover. Viviparous. Marketed as fillets.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sebastes maliger
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
61.0
Depth range
0–274 m (0–899 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 274 m, usually 0 - 92 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Prince William Sound, Gulf of Alaska to Point Sur, central California, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=7; tmax=95)

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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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