Sebastes aleutianus

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Red rockfishes with strong head spines.

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Usually found offshore[1]. Common depth: 55-246 fm (100-450 m ). Maximum depth: 479 fm (875 m).

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,246 meters (0 to -17,211 feet).[2]

Biome: Marine .

Biology

Reproduction

Viviparous[3].

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Sebastes aleutianus • Sebastodes aleutianus Jordan & Evermann, 1898 • Sebastodes aleutianus Jordan & Evermann

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 03-Sep-1996

Similar Species

• Shortraker RF - 0 or rarely 1 eye spine; body pink to orange-pink, typically w/out dark color on body; specimens >40 cm w/ gillrakers on first arch 3 times longer than width (5-6 times in Rougheye RF); head spine 6 typically absent.
• Blackgill RF - 0 or rarely 1 eye spine; head spine 6 typically absent; mouth, upper branchiostegal membranes, and gill cavity black.
• Pacific Ocean Perch - head spines weak and differ in count; discrete dark blotches at base of dorsal fin; symphyseal knob prominent.
• Sharpchin RF - discrete dorsal blotches w/ at least one crossing lateral line; prominent symphyseal knob; head spines differ in count; anal spine 2 longer than 3.
• Yelloweye RF - body bright yellow-orange (reddish in young

Members of the genus Sebastes

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 100 species and subspecies in this genus:

S. aleutianus (Rougheye Rockfish) · S. alutus (Pacific Ocean Perch) · S. atrorubens (Roundhead Rockfish) · S. atrovirens (Kelp Rockfish) · S. auriculatus (Brown Rockfish) · S. aurora (Aurora Rockfish) · S. babcocki (Redbanded Rockfish) · S. bibroni (Silvergray Rockfish) · S. borealis (Black-Throated Rock-Fish) · S. brevispinis (Silvergray Rockfish) · S. capensis (Cape Scorpionfish) · S. carnatus (Gopher Rockfish) · S. caurinus (Copper Rockfish) · S. chlorostictus (Greenspotted Rockfish) · S. chrysomelas (Black- And- Yellow Rockfish) · S. ciliatus (Light Dusky Rockfish) · S. constellatus (Starry Rockfish) · S. cortezi (Cortez Rockfish) · S. crameri (Blackblotched Rockfish) · S. dalli (Calico Rockfish) · S. dallii (Calico Rockfish) · S. diploproa (Lobe-Jawed Rockfish) · S. elongatus (Greenstriped Rockfish) · S. emphaeus (Puget Sound Rockfish) · S. ensifer (Swordspine Rockfish) · S. entomelas (Rocky Mountain Whitefish) · S. eos (Pink Rockfish) · S. exsul (Buccaneer Rockfish) · S. faciatus (Acadian Rockfish) · S. fasciatus (Labrador Redfish) · S. flavidus (Yellowtail Rockfish) · S. gilli (Bronzespotted Rockfish) · S. glaucus (Blue Rockfish) · S. goodei (Chilipepper Rockfish) · S. helvomaculatus (Rosethorn Rockfish) · S. hopkinsi (Squarespot Rockfish) · S. inermis (Dark-Banded Rockfish) · S. jordani (Shortbelly Rockfish) · S. lentiginosus (Freckled Rock-Cod) · S. levis (Cow Rockfish) · S. macdonaldi (Mexican Rockfish) · S. macrocephalus (Large-Headed Scorpionfish) · S. macrochir (Short-Spined Thorny-Head) · S. maliger (Orange-Spotted Rock-Fish) · S. marinus (Bream) · S. marinus marinus (Bream) · S. marmoratus (Marbled Rockfish) · S. melanops (Black Rockfish) · S. melanosema (Semaphore Rockfish) · S. melanostomus (Rocky Mountain Whitefish) · S. mentella (Deep Water Redfish) · S. miniatus (Vermillion Rockfish) · S. moseri (Whitespeckled Rockfish) · S. mystinus (Blue Rockfish) · S. nebulosus (Yellowstripe Rockfish) · S. nematophthalmus (Spinythroat Scorpionfish) · S. nigrocinctus (Black-Banded Rockfish) · S. nigropunctatus (St. Helena Deepwater Scorpionfish) · S. norvegicus (Golden Redfish) · S. notius (Guadalupe Rockfish) · S. oculata (Blackbelly Rosefish) · S. oculatus (Blackbelly Rosefish) · S. ovalis (Speckled Rockfish) · S. pachycephalus (Chmidt) · S. paucispinis (Boccacio Rockfish) · S. paucispinus (Boccacio Rockfish) · S. peduncularis (Gulf Rockfish) · S. percoides (Red Gurnard Scorpionfish) · S. phillipsi (Chameleon Rockfish) · S. pinniger (Orange Rockfish) · S. polyspinis (Northern Rockfish) · S. proriger (Redstripe Rockfish) · S. rastrelliger (Grass Rockfish) · S. reedi (Yellowmouth Rockfish) · S. rosaceus (Rosy Rockfish) · S. rosenblatti (Greenblotched Rockfish) · S. ruberrimus (Turkey-Red Rockfish) · S. rubrivinctus (Flag Rockfish) · S. rufinanus (Dwarf- Red Rockfish) · S. rufus (Bank Rockfish) · S. saxicola (Olive-Backed Rockfish) · S. scaber (Pygmy Scorpionfish) · S. schlegelii (Schlegel's Black Rockfish) · S. semicinctus (Halfbanded Rockfish) · S. serranoides (Olive Rockfish) · S. serriceps (Treefish) · S. serrulatus (Pygmy Lionfish) · S. simulator (Pinkrose Rockfish) · S. sinensis (Blackmouth Rockfish) · S. spinorbis (Spinyeye Rockfish) · S. thetidis (Rough Gurnard Perch) · S. thompsoni (Goldeye Rockfish) · S. umbrosus (Honeycomb Rock-Cod) · S. variabilis (Dusky Rockfish) · S. variegatus (Harlequin Rockfish) · S. varispinis (Hidden Rockfish) · S. viviparus (Lesser Redfish) · S. vulpes (Fox Jacopever) · S. wilsoni (Wilson´s Rock-Fish) · S. zacentrus (Sharpchin Rockfish)

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Further Reading

• Dean bibliography of fishes. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1971-1973. url p. 299, p. 528, p. 707.
• Fishery bulletin / U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service. Washington, D.C.: The Service: url , p. 1049, p. 105, p. 108, p. 199, p. 264, p. 272, p. 342, p. 413, p. 501, p. 524, p. 525, p. 526, p. 527, p. 531, p. 532, p. 533, p. 534, p. 535, p. 561, p. 628, p. 673, p. 740.
• Fishery circular / U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Fisheries. [Washington]: The Bureau, 1931-1939. url p. 195.
• Our living oceans: the first annual report on the status of U.S. living marine resources. [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, 1991. url p. 120, p. 121.
• Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th series. San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences. url p. 118, p. 83.
• Syllogeus. Ottawa, National Museum of Natural Sciences, 1972-1995. url p. 26.

Notes

Contributors

• American Fisheries Society. Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United states, Canada, and Mexico Sixth Edition. Special Publication 29.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
• FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
• Heemstra, Phillip C. (from FishBase).
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:

• Alaska Ocean Observing System: Arctic Ocean Diversity
• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Canadian Museum of Nature - Fish Collection (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: North Pacific Groundfish Observer (North Pacific Research Board)
• University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 138403
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-24947
• Fishbase Species ID: 3949
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13544586
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 166706
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFC4A06010
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 124552

Footnotes

1. Kramer, D.E. and V.M. O'Connell (1995). Guide to Northeast Pacific rockfishes. Genera Sebastes and Sebastolobus. Alaska Sea Grant, Marine Advisory Bulletin No. 25 [back]
2. Mean = -846.920 meters (-2,778.609 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,148.580 based on 3,485 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
3. Wourms, J.P. (1991). Reproduction and development of Sebastes in the context of the evolution of piscine viviparity. Environ. Biol. Fish. 30:111-126. [back]

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