bocaccio

Sebastes paucispinis

Critically Endangered Sebastid Fish in the Record

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
North America
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

The bocaccio rockfish (Sebastes paucispinis) 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 northeast Pacific Ocean. It is also known as rock salmon, salmon grouper, rockcod, Pacific red snapper, or simply bocaccio.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Sebastidae
Genus: Sebastes
Maximum length: 91 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Stepovak Bay, Alaskan Peninsula to Punta Blanca, Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status: CRCritically Endangered

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