Rosy rockfish (Sebastes rosaceus)

Scientific name: Sebastes rosaceus Girard, 1854

Rosy rockfish (Sebastes rosaceus)

The Rosy rockfish (Sebastes rosaceus) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Puget Sound, Washington, USA to central Baja California, Mexico; but doubtful north of California.

Biology

Caught fairly often by sport fishers using small hooks. Viviparous.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sebastes rosaceus
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
36.0
Depth range
15–128 m (49–420 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 15 - 128 m, usually 30 - 46 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Puget Sound, Washington, USA to central Baja California, Mexico; but doubtful north of California.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=6; tmax=14)

Sources

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

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