Swordspine rockfish (Sebastes ensifer)

Scientific name: Sebastes ensifer Chen, 1971

Swordspine rockfish (Sebastes ensifer)

The Swordspine rockfish (Sebastes ensifer) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, San Francisco in California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sebastes ensifer
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
70–433 m (230–1421 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 70 - 433 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: San Francisco in California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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