Scientific Name
Sebastes macdonaldi

Common Name
Mexican rockfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 26. Branchiostegal rays: 7 (Ref. 36715).

Classification

Classified By

Eigenmann & Beeson, 1893

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads (Sebastidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Central Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Central Pacific: California, USA to southern Baja California, Mexico and the Gulf of California (between 28?58'N and 26?59'N).

Range

37°N - 23°N

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

91 m

Depth To - meters

350 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 91 - 350 m (Ref. 9341)

Trophic Level

3.74 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

66.0 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: commercial; gamefish: yes

Vulnerability

High to very high vulnerability (68 of 100)

Resilience

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated