Silvergray rockfish (Sebastes brevispinis)

Scientific name: Sebastes brevispinis Bean, 1884

Silvergray rockfish (Sebastes brevispinis)

The Silvergray rockfish (Sebastes brevispinis) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae. Native range: Northeast Pacific, Bering Sea coast of Alaska to Baja California, Mexico.

Biology

Occur just above the bottom, sometimes found in rocky caverns and crevices. Ovoviviparous. Rarely caught by anglers. Filleted and sold indiscriminately with other rockfish; flavor and texture of flesh particularly good.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sebastes brevispinis
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
71.0
Depth range
0–375 m (0–1230 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 375 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Northeast Pacific: Bering Sea coast of Alaska to Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.07-0.10; tmax=82)

Sources

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

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