Speckled rockfish (Sebastes ovalis)

Scientific name: Sebastes ovalis Ayres, 1862

Speckled rockfish (Sebastes ovalis)

The Speckled rockfish (Sebastes ovalis) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, San Francisco in California, USA to northern Baja California, Mexico; rare north of Santa Barbara, California.

Biology

Adults are found commonly on deep rocky areas in southern California, USA from 30-366 m. Viviparous, with planktonic larvae.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sebastes ovalis
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
56.0
Depth range
365 m (1198 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 365 m, usually 75 - 150 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: San Francisco in California, USA to northern Baja California, Mexico; rare north of Santa Barbara, California.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=7; tmax=37)

Sources

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

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