Yellowtail rockfish (Sebastes flavidus) is a saltwater species recorded in the United States. It is mainly found over reef, at depths of 0–549 m.
Scientific name: Sebastes flavidus · Water: Saltwater
Size: up to 66 cm
The yellowtail rockfish is a sebastid that forms schools in open water along steeply sloping shores or above rocky reefs, and also holes up amid cracks and crevices of the sea floor; juveniles are found around floats and pilings. It is recorded from the surface down to 549 m, and it feeds on pelagic crustaceans, fishes and squids. It is viviparous. Its range is the north-east Pacific, from Unalaska Island in Alaska to San Diego in California. Maximum length is about 66 cm total length, and it can live 64 years, maturing at about 36 cm. It is a commercial species, a gamefish and a public aquarium fish, filleted and sold fresh or frozen with other rockfishes, with a low price category. Fishing vulnerability is high at 56 of 100 and resilience low, and climate vulnerability is low to moderate at 28 of 100; no IUCN assessment is recorded for it.
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