Sebastes melanops
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Sebastes melanops is a species of rockfish commonly known as black rockfish or black seaperch, found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and important in commercial and recreational fisheries.
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine fish
ⓘ
rockfish ⓘ species of ray-finned fish ⓘ |
| behavior |
often forms large aggregations
ⓘ
schooling ⓘ |
| bodyColor |
dark gray to black
ⓘ
lighter on sides and belly ⓘ |
| commonName |
black rockfish
ⓘ
black seaperch ⓘ sea bass ⓘ |
| describedBy | Charles Frédéric Girard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
small fishes ⓘ squid ⓘ zooplankton ⓘ |
| distribution |
Aleutian Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ California NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Alaska ⓘ |
| family | Scorpaenidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fecundity | tens of thousands of larvae per brood ⓘ |
| finColor | dark fins ⓘ |
| fisheryUse |
food fish
ⓘ
sport fishing target ⓘ |
| genus | Sebastes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
continental shelf
ⓘ
kelp forests ⓘ nearshore rocky reefs ⓘ shallow coastal waters ⓘ |
| importance |
commercial fishery species
ⓘ
recreational fishery species ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| management | subject to rockfish fishery regulations in the northeastern Pacific ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | 366 meters ⓘ |
| maximumLength | 69 centimeters ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | 4.5 kilograms ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
large mouth
ⓘ
robust body ⓘ spiny dorsal fin ⓘ |
| nativeRange | northeastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| order | Scorpaeniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Sebastes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| regionOfFisheryImportance |
British Columbia coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. West Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | ovoviviparous ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode | live-bearing ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalDepthRange | 0–180 meters ⓘ |
| typicalLength | 30–50 centimeters ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1856 ⓘ |
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