Greenstriped rockfish (Sebastes elongatus) is a saltwater species recorded in the United States. It is found at depths of 25–425 m.
Scientific name: Sebastes elongatus · Water: Saltwater
Size: up to 39 cm
The greenstriped rockfish is a demersal sebastid and a common inhabitant of both inshore and offshore areas, found on rocky as well as soft bottoms and recorded from 25 to 425 m. It is viviparous, and only the largest individuals are filleted for human consumption while smaller ones are processed into fishmeal or used as animal feed; its flesh has a delicious flavour and an appealing texture, it is rarely caught by sports anglers, and it is an excellent bait for large lingcod. Its range is the north-east Pacific, from Chirikof Island in the Gulf of Alaska to Cedros Island in Baja California, Mexico. Maximum length is about 39 cm total length, and it can live 54 years, maturing at about 21 cm. It is a commercial species, a gamefish and a bait species, appearing rarely in public aquariums, with a medium price category. Fishing vulnerability is high at 63 of 100 and resilience very low; no IUCN assessment is recorded for it.
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