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rougheye rockfish

Sebastes aleutianus

The rougheye rockfish (Sebastes aleutianus) is a rockfish of the genus Sebastes. It is also known as the blackthroat rockfish, rougheye seaperch, blacktip seaperch, longlife seaperch or the blacktip rockfish and grows to a maximum of about 97 cm (38 in) in length, with the IGFA record weight being 14 lb 12 oz (6.69 kg).

rougheye rockfish
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Overview

The rougheye rockfish (Sebastes aleutianus) is a rockfish of the genus Sebastes. It is also known as the blackthroat rockfish, rougheye seaperch, blacktip seaperch, longlife seaperch or the blacktip rockfish and grows to a maximum of about 97 cm (38 in) in length, with the IGFA record weight being 14 lb 12 oz (6.69 kg). Similar to many other members of its genus, it is extremely long-lived, and has been known to reach an age of 205 years.

Habitat & distribution

Habitats

Marine

Video

Representative video of genus SebastesCredit: Zhang Y, Xu Q, Alós J, Liu H, Xu Q, Yang H · CC BY 4.0Source ↗

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References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. WoRMS / Aphia World Register of Marine Species
  3. Wikipedia — Rougheye rockfish Wikipedia

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