Stripetail rockfish (Sebastes saxicola)

Scientific name: Sebastes saxicola Gilbert, 1890

Stripetail rockfish (Sebastes saxicola)

The Stripetail rockfish (Sebastes saxicola) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Yakutat Bay, Alaska to Rompiente Point, Baja California, Mexico.

Biology

Mostly found in offshore water on soft bottoms. Ovoviviparous. Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland. Commonly caught with trawls but usually discarded because of its small size. Rarely taken on baited hook in deep water.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sebastes saxicola
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
38.0
Depth range
9–547 m (30–1795 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 9 - 547 m, usually 183 - ? m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Yakutat Bay, Alaska to Rompiente Point, Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous
Uses
Fisheries:; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=4; tmax=38; Fec=15,000)

Sources

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

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