Sebastes ensifer Chen, 1971
Swordspine rockfish
Sebastes ensifer
photo by Buck, T.L.

Family:  Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads), subfamily: Sebastinae
Max. size:  30 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 70 - 433 m
Distribution:  Eastern Central Pacific: San Francisco in California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Viviparous (Ref. 34817).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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