Shortraker rockfish (Sebastes borealis)

Species facts

Scientific name

Sebastes borealis

Family

Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)

Order

Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)

Class

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)

Maximum length

108

Depth range

0–1200 m (0–3937 ft)

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 0 - 1200 m

Climate

Deep-water

Distribution

North Pacific: southeastern Kamchatka to Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea, Stalemate and Bowers Banks and the Aleutian Islands south to Point Conception, California, USA. Reported from southern Japan.

Conservation status (IUCN)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Resilience

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tmax=157; k=0.04)