Description
Size:
to 25 cm
General:
Look for bright white anal spine, last two spots are bright white.
Geographic Information
Published depth range:
50 - 433 m
Ocean range (global):
Northern California to central Baja.
Additional Information
Molecular data consultant:
Donna Kline, Moss Landing Laboratories.
Consulting taxonomist:
Donna Kline
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Love, M.S., M. Yoklavich, and L. Thorsteinson (2002). The rockfishes of the northeast Pacific. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 404 pp.
Rocha-Olivares, A., R.H. Rosenblatt, and R.D. Vetter (1999). Molecular evolution, systematics, and zoogeography of the rockfish subgenus Sebastomus (Sebastes, Scorpaenidae) based on mitochondrial cytochrome b and control region sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 11: 441-458. http://doi.org/10.1006/mpev.1998.0585
Citation:
Sebastes ensifer
((Starks, 1911)) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Sebastes%20ensifer. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-25.