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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads) > Sebastinae
Etymology: Sebastes: Greek, sebastes = august, venerable (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 37 m (Ref. 2850), usually 0 - 18 m (Ref. 2850). Subtropical, preferred ?; 42°N - 27°N, 125°W - 114°W

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Eastern Pacific: Eureka in northern California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 15.0, range 14 - ? cm
Max length : 39.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850); max. reported age: 22 years (Ref. 39279)

Inhabit holes and crevices in rocky areas (Ref. 2850). Found in intertidal areas and to 37 m (Ref. 2850). Viviparous (Ref. 34817).

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Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Sebastes chrysomelas (Jordan & Gilbert, 1881)