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Sebastes maliger (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)

Quillback rockfish
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Common names: Brown bomber, Orange-spotted rock-fish, Quillback rockfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Hart, J.L., 1973
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: restricted | Ref: Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 1995
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Known from the Pacific coast (Ref. 6885). Also Ref. 4925, 11366, 91783, 95110, 95159. In range Ref. 2850.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hart, J.L., 1973
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Brown bomber, Orange-spotted rockfish, Orange-spotted rock-fish, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads) > Sebastinae
Etymology: Sebastes: Greek, sebastes = august, venerable (Ref. 45335);  maliger: From the Greek malus meaning mast and gero meaning 'magnificent' and 'to bear' (Ref. 27436).
  More on authors: Jordan & Gilbert.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino demersal; rango de profundidad 0 - 274 m (Ref. 27437), usually 0 - 92 m (Ref. 27437).   Temperate; 61°N - 33°N, 163°W - 118°W

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Eastern Pacific: From Shumagin Islands, Prince William Sound and Gulf of Alaska to San Miguel Island, southern California, USA.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm 31.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 61.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2850); peso máximo publicado: 3.3 kg (Ref. 40637); edad máxima reportada: 90 años (Ref. 55421)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 13; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 12-14; Espinas anales 3; Radios blandos anales: 6 - 7. Head spines strong - nasal, preocular, postocular, tympanic and parietal spines present, supraocular, coronal and nuchal spines absent (Ref. 27437). Spinous dorsal with deeply incised membranes (Ref. 27437). Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 6885). Body mottled brown, distinct yellow areas above (including part of spinous dorsal), orange-brown spotting on lower anterior area (Ref. 27437).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabit rocky bottoms and reefs, usually solitary on the bottom or hovering just above the bottom, but never far from cover (Ref. 27436, 27437). Viviparous (Ref. 34817). Marketed as fillets (Ref. 27436).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial; pesca deportiva: si; Acuario: Acuarios públicos
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 6.3 - 11.1, mean 9 (based on 312 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00499 - 0.02004), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.8   ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (tm=7; tmax=95).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.