Olive rockfish (Sebastes serranoides) is a saltwater species recorded in the United States. It is mainly found over reef, at depths of 0–146 m.
Scientific name: Sebastes serranoides · Water: Saltwater
Size: up to 61 cm
The olive rockfish is a sebastid sometimes found well off the bottom, in or near kelp or over rocky reefs, with pelagic juveniles. It is viviparous with planktonic larvae. It is recorded from the surface down to 146 m. Its range is the eastern Pacific, from Redding Rock in northern California to central Baja California. Maximum length is about 61 cm total length, and it can live 30 years, maturing at about 35.6 cm. It is a gamefish and a public aquarium fish. Fishing vulnerability is moderate to high at 46 of 100 and resilience low; no IUCN assessment is recorded for it.
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