Sebastes

E855009

genus taxon

Sebastes is a genus of marine rockfishes known for their spiny fins, long lifespans, and importance in commercial and recreational fisheries across the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sebastes diploproa	1
Sebastes mentella	1
Sebastes miniatus	1
Sebastes paucispinis	1
Sebastes ruberrimus	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
bodyForm	large head ⓘ robust body ⓘ
characteristic	long lifespan ⓘ spiny fins ⓘ viviparous reproduction ⓘ
class	Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName	rockfishes ⓘ
containsTaxon	Sebastes alutus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastes borealis NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastes caurinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastes diploproa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastes entomelas NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastes goodei NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastes marinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastes melanops NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastes mentella NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastes miniatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastes paucispinis NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastes ruberrimus NERFINISHED ⓘ
diet	crustaceans ⓘ small fishes ⓘ zooplankton ⓘ
distribution	North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecologicalRole	demersal predator ⓘ
family	Sebastidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
fisheryProduct	fillets ⓘ frozen fish ⓘ processed seafood ⓘ
fishingMethod	bottom trawling ⓘ hook-and-line ⓘ longlining ⓘ
habitat	continental shelf ⓘ continental slope ⓘ marine environment ⓘ
importance	commercial fisheries ⓘ recreational fisheries ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lifespan	can exceed 50 years in some species ⓘ some species exceed 100 years ⓘ
managementConcern	overfishing risk ⓘ slow population recovery ⓘ
morphology	well-developed spines on head and fins ⓘ
order	Scorpaeniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentTaxon	Sebastidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	viviparous ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
trophicLevel	predatory fish ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scorpaenidae → hasMember → Sebastes ⓘ

Sebastidae → notableGenus → Sebastes ⓘ

Sebastidae → typeGenus → Sebastes ⓘ