Blackspotted rockfish

Sebastes melanostictus

Sebastid Fish of Japanese Waters

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Large
Tropical fish

Sebastes melanostictus, the blackspotted rockfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae. It is found in the northern Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Sebastidae
Genus: Sebastes
Maximum length: 53.9 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Pacific: from Japan (about 35°N), north through the Kuril Is., Aleutian Is., and the Bering Sea to 60.5°N; south to southern California on Coronado Bank, at 32.6°N.

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