rougheye rockfish

Sebastes aleutianus

Ninety Seven Centimeters Sebastid Fish of the Pacific Ocean

Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
North America
Fusiform
Large

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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Sebastidae
Genus: Sebastes
Maximum length: 97 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: North Pacific: Japan to Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea (but not in the Sea of Okhotsk), throughout the Aleutian Islands, and south to San Diego, California, USA.

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