Rosethorn rockfish (Sebastes helvomaculatus)

Scientific name: Sebastes helvomaculatus Ayres, 1859

Rosethorn rockfish (Sebastes helvomaculatus)

The Rosethorn rockfish (Sebastes helvomaculatus) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Kodiak Island, Alaska to Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico. Rare south of San Francisco, California.

Biology

Found on soft bottoms. Often caught on commercial longlines set below 108 m. Viviparous.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sebastes helvomaculatus
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
41.0
Depth range
25–549 m (82–1801 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 25 - 549 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Kodiak Island, Alaska to Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico. Rare south of San Francisco, California.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tmax=87; tm=10)

Sources

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

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