Sebastes melanostictus
Sebastes melanostictus is a species of rockfish found in the North Pacific. It is commonly known as the blackspotted rockfish.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Sebastidae |
| Genus: | Sebastes |
| Species: | S. melanostictus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sebastes melanostictus Matsubara, 1934 | |
Distribution
S. melanostictus is found in the Pacific Ocean at about 35° North from Japan through the Kuril Islands and Aleutian Islands, and the Bering Sea to about 60.5° North. The southern extent of its distribution is at 32.6° North, around the Southern California Bight.[1]
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Sebastes melanostictus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
External links
Media related to Sebastes melanostictus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Sebastes melanostictus at Wikispecies
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