Sebastes constellatus
Starry Rockfish
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Scorpaeniformes (Lionfish, Stonefish and others)
Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes)
Sebastes
Sebastes constellatus (Starry Rockfish)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal. Branchiostegal rays: 7 (Ref. 36715).
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: San Francisco in California, USA to southern Baja California, Mexico.
Habitat Associations
Marine. reef-associated. depth range 15-274 m.
Biology
Adults usually found on deep reefs (Ref. 2850). Adults feed on shrimps and fish (Ref. 131062). Viviparous, with planktonic larvae and pelagic juveniles (Ref. 36715). Occasionally captured by sport fishers (Ref. 2850). Minimum depth range from Ref. 96339.
Max length: 46.0 cm TL; max weight: 1040 g; max age: 32 years.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: internal (oviduct); bearers (internal live bearers). Viviparous (Ref. 36715, 34817).
IUCN Red List Status: N.E. (N.E.). Resilience: Low (tm=7; tmax=32).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
gamefish; aquarium: public aquariums.
References
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.
Moser, H.G. (1996) Scorpaenidae: scorpionfishes and rockfishes. p. 733-795. In H.G. Moser (ed.) The early stages of fishes in the California Current Region. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) Atlas No. 33. 1505 p.
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