Vermilion rockfish (Sebastes miniatus)

Scientific name: Sebastes miniatus Jordan & Gilbert, 1880

Vermilion rockfish (Sebastes miniatus)

The Vermilion rockfish (Sebastes miniatus) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Queen Charlotte Island, British Columbia, Canada to central Baja California, Mexico.

Biology

Adults inhabit shallow to deep rocky reefs, less common on deep ones. Young inhabit shallow water. Viviparous. Sold as fillets together with other rockfish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sebastes miniatus
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
91.0
Depth range
15–274 m (49–899 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 15 - 274 m, usually 183 - 274 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Queen Charlotte Island, British Columbia, Canada to central Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=6; tmax =60)

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Sources

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

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