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Redbanded rockfish (Sebastes babcocki) fish species and information / pictures of Redbanded rockfish - Sebastes babcocki

Redbanded rockfish (Sebastes babcocki) fish species information

Scientific Name
Sebastes babcocki

Common Name
Redbanded rockfish

Biology
Found on soft bottoms (Ref. 2850). Viviparous (Ref. 34817).

Classification

Classified By

Thompson, 1915

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads (Sebastidae)

Distribution

Region

North Pacific

Distribution

North Pacific: Zhemchug Canyon in the Bering Sea and Amchitka Island in the Aleutian chain to San Diego, California, USA.

Range

66°N - 32°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

49 m

Depth To - meters

625 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 49 - 625 m (Ref. 6793)

Trophic Level

3.73 s.e. 0.58 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

64.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100)

Resilience

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tmax=106)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated