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Squarespot rockfish (Sebastes hopkinsi) fish species information

Scientific Name
Sebastes hopkinsi

Common Name
Squarespot rockfish

Biology
Inhabit shallow reefs (Ref. 2850). Viviparous (Ref. 34817).

Classification

Classified By
Cramer, 1895
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)
Family
Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads (Sebastidae)

Distribution

Region
Eastern Pacific
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Farallon Islands (off San Francisco) in California, USA to central Baja California and Guadalupe Island (off north central Baja California) in Mexico; rare north of Monterey Bay, California.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Subtropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
18 m
Depth To - meters
183 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 18 - 183 m (Ref. 2850)
Trophic Level
3.56 s.e. 0.55 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
True
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
29.0 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
Unknown
Vulnerability
Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100)
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=19; tm=5)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated