Rougheye rockfish

Rougheye rockfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Sebastes
Species:
S. aleutianus
Binomial name
Sebastes aleutianus
Synonyms[1]
  • Sebastodes aleutianus Jordan & Evermann, 1898
  • Zalopyr aleutianus (Jordan & Evermann, 1898)
  • Sebastodes swifti Evermann & Goldsborough, 1907
  • Sebastes swifti (Evermann & Goldsborough, 1907)

The rougheye rockfish (Sebastes aleutianus) is a rockfish of the genus Sebastes. It is also known as the blackthroat rockfish, rougheye seaperch, blacktip seaperch, longlife seaperch or the blacktip rockfish and grows to a maximum of about 97 cm (38 in) in length,[1] with the IGFA record weight being 14 lb 12 oz (6.7 kg).[2] Similar to many other members of its genus, it is extremely long-lived, and has been known to reach an age of 205 years.[3]

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sebastes aleutianus". FishBase. June 2021 version.
  2. ^ "ScaleMaster Hall of Champions |". 27 October 2010.
  3. ^ Cailliet, G.M.; Andrews, A.H.; Burton, E.J.; Watters, D.L.; Kline, D.E.; Ferry-Graham, L.A. (2001). "Age determination and validation studies of marine fishes: do deep-dwellers live longer?". Experimental Gerontology. 36 (4–6): 739–764. doi:10.1016/S0531-5565(00)00239-4. PMID 11295512. S2CID 42894988.