Sebastolobus altivelis

Sebastolobus altivelis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Sebastolobus
Species:
S. altivelis
Binomial name
Sebastolobus altivelis
Gilbert, 1896
Synonyms[1]
  • Sebastodes altivelis Gilbert, 1896

Sebastolobus altivelis, the longspine thornyhead, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae. It is found in deep waters of the northeastern Pacific Ocean. Longspine thornyhead are similar in appearance to shortspine thornyhead though they don't grow as large and are typically found in deeper water.

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sebastolobus altivelis". FishBase. August 2021 version.