Yellowtail rockfish (Sebastes flavidus)

Scientific name: Sebastes flavidus Ayres, 1862

Yellowtail rockfish (Sebastes flavidus)

The Yellowtail rockfish (Sebastes flavidus) is a marine fish of the family Sebastidae. Native range: Northeast Pacific, Unalaska Island, Alaska to San Diego, California, USA.

Biology

Form schools in open water along steeply sloping shores or above rocky reefs; also holes up amid cracks and crevices of the sea floor. Juveniles found around floats and pilings. Feed on pelagic crustaceans, fishes and squids. Viviparous. Filleted, then sold fresh or frozen, with other rockfishes.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sebastes flavidus
Family
Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
66.0
Depth range
0–549 m (0–1801 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 549 m, usually 24 - 46 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northeast Pacific: Unalaska Island, Alaska to San Diego, California, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.16; tm=6-7; tmax=64)

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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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