Scientific Name
Sebastes saxicola

Common Name
Stripetail rockfish

Biology
Mostly found in offshore water on soft bottoms (Ref. 2850). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 6885). Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland (Ref. 57406). Commonly caught with trawls but usually discarded because of its small size (Ref. 2850). Rarely taken on baited hook in deep water (Ref. 2850).

Classification

Classified By

Gilbert, 1890

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads (Sebastidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: Yakutat Bay, Alaska to Rompiente Point, Baja California, Mexico.

Range

60°N -

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

9 m

Depth To - meters

547 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 9 - 547 m (Ref. 27437), usually 183 - ? m (Ref. 6885)

Trophic Level

3.62 s.e. 0.56 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

38.0 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: ; gamefish: yes

Vulnerability

High to very high vulnerability (65 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=4; tmax=38; Fec=15,000)

Threat To Humans

Venomous (Ref. 57406)

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated