Sebastes ciliatus

• Overview
• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
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• Notes

Overview

Black rockfishes with weak head spines.

Common Names

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Description

Family Sebastidae

Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. The livebearing Sebastes with about 110 species occurs mainly in the North Pacific. Body compressed ; head usually with ridges and spines; gill membranes free from isthmus. Venom gland in dorsal, anal , and pelvic spines.The family Sebastidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Scorpaeniformes. It contains 4 genera and 128 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are bearers. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is balistiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be sluggish. Etymology of this family name : Greek, sebastes = august, admirable , epithet given to the roman emperor Augustus

Physical Description

Habitat

Found hovering in loose organized groups just above rocky reefs and along shorelines , or may rest singly upon rocky substrate (Ref. 27436). Common depth: 55-164 fm (100-300 m ). Maximum depth: 85 fm (153 m).

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,246 meters (0 to -17,211 feet).Mean = -615.120 meters (-2,018.110 feet), Standard Deviation = 996.680 based on 751 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biome: Saltwater . Demersal .

Biology

Diet

Feed by picking and seizing food items that are either drifting or suspended in the water column (Ref. 27302).

Reproduction

Viviparous (Ref. 34817).

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Epinephelus ciliatus Tilesius, 1813
2. Sebastodes ciliatus (Tilesius, 1813)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Family : Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads.

Similar Species

• Black RF - mouth larger, extending beyond orbit; symphyseal knob obsolete; peritoneum white; body with light blotches at dorsal base and white belly; head spine count differs, spine 4 present.
• Light Dusky RF - mouth larger, extending beyond midorbit; symphyseal knob larger; peritoneum light to dark; body typically tan, always light pink on belly.
• Blue RF - body blue gray w/ dark bars across head and nape; head spine count differs.

Members of the genus Sebastes

There are approximately 158 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

S. aleutianus (Blacktip Rockfish) · S. alutus (Black Bass) · S. atrorubens (Roundhead Rockfish) · S. atrovirens (Kelp Rockfish) · S. auriculatus (Bolina) · S. aurora (Aurora Rockfish) · S. ayresi · S. babcocki (Bandit) · S. baramenuke · S. barmenuke · S. bilineatus · S. bofuciaths · S. borealis (Black-Throated Rock-Fish) · S. brevispinis (Rock Cod) · S. capensis (Cape Redfish) · S. carnatus (Gopher Rockfish) · S. caurine · S. caurinus (Copper Rockfish) · S. cheni · S. chilensis · S. chlorostictus (Greenspotted Rockfish) · S. chrysomelas (Black-And-Yellow Rockfish) · S. ciliatus (Brown Bomber) · S. constellatus (Rockfish) · S. cortezi (Cortez Rockfish) · S. crameri (Blackblotched Rockfish) · S. crysomales · S. dallii (Calico Rockfish) · S. diploproa (Lobe-Jawed Rockfish) · S. diploroa · S. elongatus (Greenstripe Rockfish) · S. emphaeus (Puget Sound Rockfish) · S. ensifer (Rockfish) · S. entomelan · S. entomelas (Brown Bomber) · S. eos (Pink Rockfish) · S. exsul (Buccaneer Rockfish) · S. fasciatus (Acadian Redfish) · S. flammeus · S. flavidus (Greenie) · S. fuscescens · S. garretti · S. gilberti · S. gilli (Bronzespotted Rockfish) · S. glaucous · S. glaucus (Gray Rockfish) · S. goodei (Chilipepper) · S. helvomaculatus (Rock Cod) · S. hopkinsi (Rockfish) · S. hubbsi · S. ijimae · S. inermis (Darkbanded Rockfish) · S. intermis · S. borealis · S. iracundus · S. itinus · S. jordani (Rock Cod) · S. joyneri · S. kawaradae · S. kiyomatsui · S. koreanus · S. lentiginosus (Freckled Rockfish) · S. levis (Cow Rockfish) · S. longiceps · S. longispinis · S. luteus · S. macdonaldi (Mexican Rockfish) · S. maliger (Brown Bomber) · S. marinas · S. marinus (Bream) · S. marinus marinus (Bream) · S. marinus mentella · S. marinus viviparus · S. matsubarae · S. melanops (Black Bass) · S. melanosema (Rockfish) · S. melanostictus · S. melanostomus (Blackgill Rockfish) · S. mentella (Deepwater Redfish) · S. miniatus (Rock Cod) · S. minor · S. minutus · S. moseri (Whitespeckled Rockfish) · S. mystinus (Blue Rockfish) · S. nebulosus (China Rockfish) · S. nigrocinctus (Banded Rock-Fish) · S. nigromaculatus · S. nivosus · S. norvegicus (Golden Redfish) · S. norwegicus · S. notius (Guadalupe Rockfish) · S. novegicus · S. oblongus · S. ocellatus · S. oculatus (Blackbelly Rosefish) · S. ovalis (Rockfish) · S. owstoni · S. pachycephalus (Chmidt) · S. pachycephalus chalcogrammus · S. pachycephalus nigricans

Bibliography

• Hart, J.L. (1973). Pacific fishes of Canada. Fish. Res. Board Can. Bull. 180:1-740.
• Kramer, D.E. and V.M. O'Connell (1995). Guide to Northeast Pacific rockfishes. Genera Sebastes and Sebastolobus. Alaska Sea Grant, Marine Advisory Bulletin No. 25
• Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al. 1980. A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 174.

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 20, 2007.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
• Heemstra, Phillip C. (from FishBase).
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:

• Burke Museum: University of Washington Fish Collection
• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Canadian Museum of Nature - Fish Collection (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: North Pacific Groundfish Observer (North Pacific Research Board)
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3858809
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-24955
• Fishbase Species ID: 3960
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13547668
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 166714
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFC4A06130
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 124566

Footnotes

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