Scientific Name
Sebastes variegatus

Common Name
Harlequin rockfish

Biology
Viviparous (Ref. 34817). Too small to be of high commercial value (Ref. 27437).

Classification

Classified By

Quast, 1971

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads (Sebastidae)

Distribution

Region

Northeast Pacific

Distribution

Northeast Pacific: Bowers Bank and Petrel Bank in the Aleutian chain to Newport, Oregon, USA.

Range

55°N - 45°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

70 m

Depth To - meters

558 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 70 - 558 m (Ref. 27437)

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: minor commercial; gamefish: yes

Vulnerability

High to very high vulnerability (66 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=47)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated