HomeMarine aquarium fishOther marine fishYelloweye rockfish Yelloweye rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) Scientific name: Sebastes ruberrimus Cramer, 1895 The Yelloweye rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Gulf of Alaska to northern Baja California, Mexico. BiologyOccur in rocky reefs and boulder fields, the young found in shallower regions. Feed on fishes and crustaceans. Viviparous. Sold as fillets.Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameSebastes ruberrimusFamilySebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)OrderScorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length104Depth range15–549 m (49–1801 ft)EnvironmentMarine; reef-associated; depth range 15 - 549 mClimateSubtropicalDistributionEastern Pacific: Gulf of Alaska to northern Baja California, Mexico.Conservation status (IUCN)Not EvaluatedThreat to humansHarmlessUsesFisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariumsResilienceVery Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tm=12-15; tmax=118) More other marine fishCanary rockfishSebastes pinnigerBocaccio rockfishSebastes paucispinisTiger rockfishSebastes nigrocinctusChina rockfishSebastes nebulosusBlue rockfishSebastes mystinusVermilion rockfishSebastes miniatusSee all other marine fish SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026