Sebastes helvomaculatus

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Overview

White-spotted red rockfishes with strong head spines.

Common Names

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Description

Family Sebastidae

Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. The livebearing Sebastes with about 110 species occurs mainly in the North Pacific. Body compressed ; head usually with ridges and spines; gill membranes free from isthmus. Venom gland in dorsal, anal , and pelvic spines.The family Sebastidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Scorpaeniformes. It contains 4 genera and 128 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are bearers. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is balistiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be sluggish. Etymology of this family name : Greek, sebastes = august, admirable , epithet given to the roman emperor Augustus

Physical Description

Habitat

Found on soft bottoms (Ref. 2850). Often caught on commercial longlines set below 108 m (Ref. 27437). Common depth: 55-192 fm (100-350 m). Maximum depth: 300 fm (549 m).

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,246 meters (0 to -17,211 feet).Mean = -1,049.030 meters (-3,441.699 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,253.180 based on 129 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biome: Saltwater . Demersal .

Biology

Reproduction

Viviparous (Ref. 34817).

Taxonomy

Ambiguous Synonyms

1. Sebastodes rosaceus (non Girard, 1854)

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Sebastes helvomaculatus Ayres, 1859

Misapplied Names

1. Sebastodes rosaceus (non Girard, 1854)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Family : Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads.

Similar Species

• Greenspotted RF - body typically w/ round green spots and streaks on back; pectoral rays typically 17; gillrakers 31-36 (typically 28-31 in Rosethorn RF).
• Rosy RF - body dark red w/ purple on back; purple band typically on nape; pectoral rays typically 17.
• Pinkrose RF - pectoral rays typically 17; body uniform pink-red.
• Swordspine RF - pectoral rays typically 17; prominent symphyseal knob on projecting lower jaw (small knob on jaws of equal length in Rosethorn RF); gillrakers 34-40 (28-33 in Rosethorn RF).
• Pink RF and Greenblotched RF - body w/ olive-green wavy lines; pectoral rays typically 17.
• Freckled RF - prominent knobs on upper jaw (absent in Rosethorn RF); dense freckling on back (mottled in Rosethorn RF); gillrakers 34-39 (28-33 in Rosethorn RF); pectoral rays typically 17; dorsal rays typically 12 (typically 13 in Rosethorn RF).

Members of the genus Sebastes

There are approximately 157 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

S. aleutianus (Blacktip Rockfish) · S. alutus (Black Bass) · S. atrorubens (Roundhead Rockfish) · S. atrovirens (Kelp Rockfish) · S. auriculatus (Bolina) · S. aurora (Aurora Rockfish) · S. ayresi · S. babcocki (Bandit) · S. baramenuke · S. barmenuke · S. bilineatus · S. bofuciaths · S. borealis (Black-Throated Rock-Fish) · S. brevispinis (Rock Cod) · S. capensis (Cape Redfish) · S. carnatus (Gopher Rockfish) · S. caurine · S. caurinus (Copper Rockfish) · S. cheni · S. chilensis · S. chlorostictus (Greenspotted Rockfish) · S. chrysomelas (Black-And-Yellow Rockfish) · S. ciliatus (Brown Bomber) · S. constellatus (Rockfish) · S. cortezi (Cortez Rockfish) · S. crameri (Blackblotched Rockfish) · S. crysomales · S. dallii (Calico Rockfish) · S. diploproa (Lobe-Jawed Rockfish) · S. diploroa · S. elongatus (Greenstripe Rockfish) · S. emphaeus (Puget Sound Rockfish) · S. ensifer (Rockfish) · S. entomelan · S. entomelas (Brown Bomber) · S. eos (Pink Rockfish) · S. exsul (Buccaneer Rockfish) · S. fasciatus (Acadian Redfish) · S. flammeus · S. flavidus (Greenie) · S. fuscescens · S. garretti · S. gilberti · S. gilli (Bronzespotted Rockfish) · S. glaucous · S. glaucus (Gray Rockfish) · S. goodei (Chilipepper) · S. helvomaculatus (Rock Cod) · S. hopkinsi (Rockfish) · S. hubbsi · S. ijimae · S. inermis (Darkbanded Rockfish) · S. intermis · S. borealis · S. iracundus · S. itinus · S. jordani (Rock Cod) · S. joyneri · S. kawaradae · S. kiyomatsui · S. koreanus · S. lentiginosus (Freckled Rockfish) · S. levis (Cow Rockfish) · S. longiceps · S. longispinis · S. luteus · S. macdonaldi (Mexican Rockfish) · S. maliger (Brown Bomber) · S. marinas · S. marinus (Bream) · S. marinus marinus (Bream) · S. marinus mentella · S. marinus viviparus · S. matsubarae · S. melanops (Black Bass) · S. melanosema (Rockfish) · S. melanostictus · S. melanostomus (Blackgill Rockfish) · S. mentella (Deepwater Redfish) · S. miniatus (Rock Cod) · S. minor · S. minutus · S. moseri (Whitespeckled Rockfish) · S. mystinus (Blue Rockfish) · S. nebulosus (China Rockfish) · S. nigrocinctus (Banded Rock-Fish) · S. nigromaculatus · S. nivosus · S. norvegicus (Golden Redfish) · S. norwegicus · S. notius (Guadalupe Rockfish) · S. novegicus · S. oblongus · S. ocellatus · S. oculatus (Blackbelly Rosefish) · S. ovalis (Rockfish) · S. owstoni · S. pachycephalus (Chmidt) · S. pachycephalus chalcogrammus · S. pachycephalus nigricans

Bibliography

• Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann (1983). A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 336 p.
• Hart, J.L. (1973). Pacific fishes of Canada. Fish. Res. Board Can. Bull. 180:1-740.
• 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
• Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al. 1980. A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 174.

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 20, 2007.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 7 providers.
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
• Smith-Vaniz, William F. (from FishBase).

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

• Burke Museum: University of Washington Fish Collection
• 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)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: SeamountsOnline (seamount biota)
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
• Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
• University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2501810
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-30637
• Fishbase Species ID: 3972
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13537396
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 166723
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFC4A06270
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 124583

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