Description
General:
Compare to the speckled rockfish (S. ovalis).
Size:
to 59 cm
Geographic Information
Ocean range (global):
Gulf of Alaska to northern Baja.
Published depth range:
24 - 549 m, most commonly 140 - 210 m.
Habitat description:
Demersal, well above the bottom (may be schooling), above high relief substrata.
Additional Information
Consulting taxonomist:
Donna Kline, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Moss Landing, CA.
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.
Butler, J.L., M.S. Love, and T. Laidig (2012). A guide to the rockfishes, thornyheads, and scorpionfishes of the Northeast Pacific. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 185 pp.
Citation:
Sebastes entomelas
((Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Sebastes%20entomelas. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-18.