Rosethorn rockfish (Sebastes helvomaculatus) is a saltwater species recorded in the United States. It is found at depths of 25–549 m.
Scientific name: Sebastes helvomaculatus · Water: Saltwater
Size: up to 41 cm
The rosethorn rockfish is a demersal sebastid found on soft bottoms, and it is often caught on commercial longlines set below 108 m. It is viviparous. It is recorded from 25 to 549 m. Its range is the eastern Pacific, from Kodiak Island in Alaska to Guadalupe Island in Baja California, and it is rare south of San Francisco. Maximum length is about 41 cm total length, and it can live 87 years, maturing at about 23 cm. It is a commercial species and a gamefish, with a medium price category. Fishing vulnerability is high to very high at 66 of 100 and resilience very low; no IUCN assessment is recorded for it.
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