Shortbelly rockfish (Sebastes jordani) is a saltwater species recorded in the United States. It is found at depths of 0–350 m.
Scientific name: Sebastes jordani · Water: Saltwater
Size: up to 32 cm
The shortbelly rockfish is a demersal sebastid found in a wide range of habitats, sometimes in large schools well offshore and off the bottom, with pelagic juveniles. Adults feed on planktonic animals, mainly krill, and it is viviparous with planktonic larvae. It is a very important prey species for predatory fishes and marine mammals, and it is not marketed because of its small size. It is recorded from the surface down to 350 m. Its range is the eastern Pacific, from Vancouver Island in British Columbia to northern Baja California, with a report from Granite Island off the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. Maximum length is about 32 cm total length, and it can live 31 years, maturing at about 14 cm. It is a commercial species and a gamefish, with a medium price category. Fishing vulnerability is moderate at 43 of 100 and resilience medium; no IUCN assessment is recorded for it.
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