Rougheye rockfish (Sebastes aleutianus) is a saltwater species recorded in the United States. It is found at depths of 25–900 m.
Scientific name: Sebastes aleutianus · Water: Saltwater
Size: up to 97 cm
The rougheye rockfish is a sebastid usually found offshore, recorded from 25 to 900 m, and it is viviparous. Its range is the North Pacific, from Japan to Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea and throughout the Aleutian Islands south to San Diego in California. Maximum length is about 97 cm total length, and it can live 205 years, maturing at about 47 cm. It is a commercial species and a gamefish, with a medium price category. Fishing vulnerability is high to very high at 74 of 100 and resilience very low; no IUCN assessment is recorded for it.
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