Shortbelly rockfish (Sebastes jordani)

Scientific name: Sebastes jordani Gilbert, 1896

Shortbelly rockfish (Sebastes jordani)

The Shortbelly rockfish (Sebastes jordani) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada to northern Baja California, Mexico. Reported from Granite Island, off Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.

Biology

Found in a wide range of habitats, sometimes in large schools well offshore and off bottom. Juveniles are pelagic. Adults feed on planktonic animals, mainly krill. Viviparous, with planktonic larvae. A very important prey species for predatory fishes and marine mammals. Not marketed due to its small size.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sebastes jordani
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
32.0
Depth range
0–350 m (0–1148 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 350 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada to northern Baja California, Mexico. Reported from Granite Island, off Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2.5; K=0.18-0.30; tmax=31, Fec=7,000)

Sources

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

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