Yellowmouth rockfish (Sebastes reedi)

Scientific name: Sebastes reedi Westrheim & Tsuyuki, 1967

Yellowmouth rockfish (Sebastes reedi)

The Yellowmouth rockfish (Sebastes reedi) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, northern Gulf of Alaska to Crescent City, northern California, USA.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Head spines weak - nasal, preocular, supraocular, postocular, tympanic and parietal spines present, coronal and nuchal spines absent. Lower jaw long, with moderate, wide symphyseal knob. Caudal fin moderately indented. Red with yellow to orange in color, smaller specimens mixed with black; 3 vague dark bands across head; jaws red; mouth pinkish white with yellow and black blotches; lateral line pinkish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sebastes reedi
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
58.0
Depth range
137–375 m (449–1230 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 137 - 375 m, usually 274 - 366 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: northern Gulf of Alaska to Crescent City, northern California, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.12-0.13; tmax=99)

Sources

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

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