Description
General:
Difficult to identify in situ. May be white and resemble S. aurora and S. diploproa; look for red freckling on the top of the head).
Size:
to 52 cm
Geographic Information
Ocean range (global):
In California, most abundant south of Point Conception.
Published depth range:
174 - 274 m
Habitat description:
Demersal.
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 phillipsi
((Fitch, 1964)) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Sebastes%20phillipsi. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-19.