Scientific Name
Sebastes schlegelii

Common Name
Korean rockfish

Biology
Found near shore, on rock bottoms (Ref. 11230). Juveniles associate with drifting seaweed (Ref. 12114, 12115). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). Commercially cultured in Japan. The species can be easily reared in aquaria (Ref. 5474).

Classification

Classified By

Hilgendorf, 1880

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads (Sebastidae)

Distribution

Region

Northwest Pacific

Distribution

Northwest Pacific: Japan, the Korean Peninsula and China.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

3 m

Depth To - meters

100 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 3 - 100 m (Ref. 58496)

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

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

65.0 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: ; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: potential

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