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Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads) > Sebastinae
Etymology: Sebastes: Greek, sebastes = august, venerable (Ref. 45335); maliger: From the Greek malus meaning mast and gero meaning 'magnificent' and 'to bear' (Ref. 27436).
More on authors: Jordan & Gilbert.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad 0 - 274 m (Ref. 27437), usually 0 - 92 m (Ref. 27437). Temperate; 8°C - 16°C (Ref. 131064); 61°N - 33°N, 163°W - 118°W
Eastern Pacific: From Shumagin Islands, Prince William Sound and Gulf of Alaska to San Miguel Island, southern California, USA.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 31.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 61.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2850); peso máximo publicado: 3.3 kg (Ref. 40637); edad máxima reportada: 90 años (Ref. 55421)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 13; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 12 - 14; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 6 - 7. Head spines strong - nasal, preocular, postocular, tympanic and parietal spines present, supraocular, coronal and nuchal spines absent (Ref. 27437). Spinous dorsal with deeply incised membranes (Ref. 27437). Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 6885). Body mottled brown, distinct yellow areas above (including part of spinous dorsal), orange-brown spotting on lower anterior area (Ref. 27437).
Inhabit rocky bottoms and reefs, usually solitary on the bottom or hovering just above the bottom, but never far from cover (Ref. 27436, 27437). Viviparous (Ref. 34817). Marketed as fillets (Ref. 27436).
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
Pesquerías: comercial; pesca deportiva: si; Acuario: Acuarios públicos
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 6.3 - 11.1, mean 9 °C (based on 312 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00495 - 0.02022), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (tm=7; tmax=95).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 20.9 [7.8, 60.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.206 [0.086, 0.475] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [17.0, 19.3] %; Omega3 = 1.17 [0.50, 2.88] g/100g; Selenium = 39 [16, 111] μg/100g; VitaminA = 15.1 [4.9, 46.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.392 [0.207, 0.695] mg/100g (wet weight);
