Bank rockfish (Sebastes rufus) is a saltwater species recorded in the United States. It is found at depths of 31–247 m.
Scientific name: Sebastes rufus · Water: Saltwater
Size: up to 54 cm
The bank rockfish is a demersal sebastid whose adults are demersal and semi-pelagic in offshore areas, with pelagic juveniles. It is viviparous with planktonic larvae. It is recorded from 31 to 247 m. Its range is the eastern Pacific, from Fort Bragg in northern California to central Baja California and Guadalupe Island in Mexico. Maximum length is about 54 cm total length, and it can live 85 years, maturing at about 34 cm. It is a commercial species and a gamefish, with a medium price category. Fishing vulnerability is high to very high at 68 of 100 and resilience very low; no IUCN assessment is recorded for it.
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