Sharpchin rockfish (Sebastes zacentrus)

Scientific name: Sebastes zacentrus Gilbert, 1890

Sharpchin rockfish (Sebastes zacentrus)

The Sharpchin rockfish (Sebastes zacentrus) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Semisopochnoi Island in the Aleutian chain to San Diego, California, USA.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sebastes zacentrus
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
39.0
Depth range
26–476 m (85–1562 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 26 - 476 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Semisopochnoi Island in the Aleutian chain to San Diego, California, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous
Uses
Gamefish: yes
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.09; tmax=58)

Sources

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

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