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Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads) > Sebastinae
Etymology: Sebastes: Greek, sebastes = august, venerable (Ref. 45335); aleutianus: Named after the Aleutian Islands in Alaska (Ref. 6885).
More on authors: Jordan & Evermann.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 25 - 900 m (Ref. 50610). Deep-water; 66°N - 32°N, 129°E - 116°W
North Pacific: Japan to Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea (but not in the Sea of Okhotsk), throughout the Aleutian Islands, and south to San Diego, California, USA.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 47.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 97.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9015); max. published weight: 900.00 g (Ref. 40637); max. reported age: 205 years (Ref. 55701)
Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6 - 8; Vertebrae: 27. This species is distinguished by the following characters: 8 head spines strong - nasal, preocular, supraocular, postocular, tympanic, coronal, parietal and nuchal spines; 2 or more infraorbital spines; differs from S. melanostictus by having a pale body with no distinct spots on the membranes of the spinous dorsal fin; shorter dorsal-fin spine 1, 1.5?3.0 times into orbit length, 4.3?7.2% SL (vs. 1.0?1.8 times into orbit length and 5.9?9.6% SL); shorter dorsal-fin spine 4, 9.8?15.5% SL (vs. 12.0?18.4% SL); shorter and fewer gill rakers, 3.4?6.3% SL (vs. 3.9?7.1% SL) and 29?34 (vs. 30?36), respectively (Ref. 87139).
Usually found offshore (Ref. 27437). Viviparous (Ref. 34817).
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. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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