| Zalopyr | |
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| Rougheye rockfish, one of the two species of Zalopyr | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Sebastes |
| Subgenus: | Zalopyr |
Zalopyr is a subgenus of the genus Sebastes.[1] The etymology derives from two Greek words: "zalos" meaning "surging" or "stormy," possibly referencing the turbulent habitat which it resides in. Pyr: meaning "fire," referring to the red color of S. aleutianus, one of its two species.[2] Its other species is S. melanostictus. They are typically found below 300 meters and reaching depths of at least 500 meters.[3]
- ^ Froese, R. and D. Pauly (2023). "Sebastes (Zalopyr) Jordan & Evermann, 1898". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ^ "Order PERCIFORMES (part 8): Suborder SCORPAENOIDEI: Families SEBASTIDAE, SETARCHIDAE and NEOSEBASTIDAE". The ETYFish Project. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ^ Harris, Jeremy P.; Hutchinson, Charles; Wildes, Sharon (2019-08-30). "Using otolith morphometric analysis to improve species discrimination of blackspotted rockfish (Sebastes melanostictus) and rougheye rockfish (S. aleutianus)". Fishery Bulletin. 117 (3): 234–244. doi:10.7755/fb.117.3.10. ISSN 0090-0656. S2CID 203373269.