Sebastiscus

Sebastiscus
False kelpfish, Sebastiscus marmoratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Subfamily: Sebastinae
Tribe: Sebastini
Genus: Sebastiscus
D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904
Type species
Sebastes marmoratus
Cuvier, 1829[1]

Sebastiscus is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae part of the family Scorpaenidae. These fishes are native to the western Pacific Ocean. They are collectively called sea ruffes and resemble the rockfishes in the genus Sebastes, but are usually smaller and have a different pattern.

  1. ^ Kendall Jr, Arthur W. (2000). "An historical review of Sebastes taxonomy and systematics" (PDF). Marine Fisheries Review. 62 (2): 1–23.