Cowcod (Sebastes levis) is a saltwater species recorded in the United States. It is found at depths of 20–500 m.
Scientific name: Sebastes levis · Water: Saltwater
Size: up to 100 cm
The cowcod is a sebastid found on the bottom at moderate depths, with pelagic juveniles over fine sand and clay and adults over 44 cm total length inhabiting rocky areas at 90 to 300 m. It is recorded from 20 to 500 m. Its range is the eastern central Pacific, from Usal in Mendocino County in central California to central Baja California and Guadalupe Island in Mexico. It is viviparous with planktonic larvae. Maximum length is about 100 cm fork length, and it can live 55 years, maturing at about 39.3 cm. It is a commercial species and a gamefish, with a medium price category. Fishing vulnerability is high to very high at 70 of 100 and resilience very low; no IUCN assessment is recorded for it.
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