Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Usually found on or near bottom in kelp beds or rocky areas (Ref. 2850). Viviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 36715).
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Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann 1983 A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 336 p. (Ref. 2850)
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Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Timber Cove, Sonoma County in central California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico.
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Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann 1983 A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 336 p. (Ref. 2850)
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 6 - 7; Vertebrae: 26
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Moser, H.G. 1996 Scorpaenidae: scorpionfishes and rockfishes. p. 733-795. In H.G. Moser (ed.) The early stages of fishes in the California Current Region. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) Atlas No. 33. 1505 p. (Ref. 36715)
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Size
Max. size
42.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850)); max. reported age: 20 years (Ref. 39277)
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Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann 1983 A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 336 p. (Ref. 2850)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=2850&speccode=2592
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Reilly, P.N., D. Wilson-Vandenberg, R.N. Lea, C. Wilson and M. Sullivan 1994 Recreational angler's guide to the common nearshore fishes of northern and central California. Calif. Dept. Fish. Game, Marine Resources Leaflet. (Ref. 39277)
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Diagnostic Description
Branchiostegal rays: 7 (Ref. 36715).
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Moser, H.G. 1996 Scorpaenidae: scorpionfishes and rockfishes. p. 733-795. In H.G. Moser (ed.) The early stages of fishes in the California Current Region. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) Atlas No. 33. 1505 p. (Ref. 36715)
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Type Information
Syntype for Sebastichthys atrovirens Jordan & Gilbert
Catalog Number: USNM 26903
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): D. Jordan
Year Collected: 1880
Locality: California, Santa Barbara., California, United States, Pacific
Catalog Number: USNM 26903
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): D. Jordan
Year Collected: 1880
Locality: California, Santa Barbara., California, United States, Pacific
- Syntype: Jordan, D. S. & Gilbert, C. H. 1880. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 3 (150): 289.
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Syntype for Sebastichthys atrovirens Jordan & Gilbert
Catalog Number: USNM 26870
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): D. Jordan
Year Collected: 1880
Locality: California, Santa Barbara., California, United States, Pacific
Catalog Number: USNM 26870
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): D. Jordan
Year Collected: 1880
Locality: California, Santa Barbara., California, United States, Pacific
- Syntype: Jordan, D. S. & Gilbert, C. H. 1880. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 3 (150): 289.
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Syntype for Sebastichthys atrovirens Jordan & Gilbert
Catalog Number: USNM 25054
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): D. Jordan
Year Collected: 1880
Locality: Santa Catalina Island, California, Los Angeles County, California, United States, Pacific
Catalog Number: USNM 25054
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): D. Jordan
Year Collected: 1880
Locality: Santa Catalina Island, California, Los Angeles County, California, United States, Pacific
- Syntype: Jordan, D. S. & Gilbert, C. H. 1880. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 3 (150): 289.
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Syntype for Sebastichthys atrovirens Jordan & Gilbert
Catalog Number: USNM 24972
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): D. Jordan
Year Collected: 1880
Locality: Santa Catalina Island Los Angeles Co., Cal, Los Angeles County, California, United States, Pacific
Catalog Number: USNM 24972
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): D. Jordan
Year Collected: 1880
Locality: Santa Catalina Island Los Angeles Co., Cal, Los Angeles County, California, United States, Pacific
- Syntype: Jordan, D. S. & Gilbert, C. H. 1880. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 3 (150): 289.
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Syntype for Sebastichthys atrovirens Jordan & Gilbert
Catalog Number: USNM 27096
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): D. Jordan
Year Collected: 1880
Locality: San Francisco, Cal., San Francisco County, California, United States, Pacific
Catalog Number: USNM 27096
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): D. Jordan
Year Collected: 1880
Locality: San Francisco, Cal., San Francisco County, California, United States, Pacific
- Syntype: Jordan, D. S. & Gilbert, C. H. 1880. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 3 (150): 289.
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Syntype for Sebastichthys atrovirens Jordan & Gilbert
Catalog Number: USNM 27032
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): D. Jordan
Year Collected: 1880
Locality: Monterey, Cal., Monterey County, California, United States, North America, Pacific
Catalog Number: USNM 27032
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): D. Jordan
Year Collected: 1880
Locality: Monterey, Cal., Monterey County, California, United States, North America, Pacific
- Syntype: Jordan, D. S. & Gilbert, C. H. 1880. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 3 (150): 289.
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Syntype for Sebastichthys atrovirens Jordan & Gilbert
Catalog Number: USNM 24994
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): D. Jordan
Year Collected: 1880
Locality: Wilmington, Los Angeles County, California, United States, Pacific
Catalog Number: USNM 24994
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): D. Jordan
Year Collected: 1880
Locality: Wilmington, Los Angeles County, California, United States, Pacific
- Syntype: Jordan, D. S. & Gilbert, C. H. 1880. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 3 (150): 289.
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Ecology
Habitat
Environment
demersal; marine; depth range ? - 46 m (Ref. 2850), usually 9 - 12 m (Ref. 2850)
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Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann 1983 A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 336 p. (Ref. 2850)
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Trophic Strategy
Stomachs were more likely to be empty during the day than at night, suggesting that it is a nocturnal feeder in southern California (Ref. 28090).
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Hallacher, L.E. and D.A. Roberts 1985 Differential utilization of space and food by the inshore rockfishes (Scorpaenidae: Sabastes) of Carmel Bay, California. Environ. Biol. Fish. 12(2):91-110. (Ref. 28090)
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Life History and Behavior
Life Cycle
Viviparous (Ref. 36715, 34817).
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Moser, H.G. 1996 Scorpaenidae: scorpionfishes and rockfishes. p. 733-795. In H.G. Moser (ed.) The early stages of fishes in the California Current Region. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) Atlas No. 33. 1505 p. (Ref. 36715)
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Life Expectancy
Lifespan, longevity, and ageing
Maximum longevity: 20 years (wild)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Sebastes atrovirens
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

There are 15 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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There are 15 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
TGAGCCGGTATAGTAGGCACAGCCCTCAGCCTACTCATTCGAGCAGAACTAAGCCAACCGGGCGCTCTCCTTGGAGACGACCAAATTTATAATGTAATCGTTACAGCACATGCCTTCGTAATGATTTTCTTTATAGTAATGCCAATTATGATTGGAGGTTTTGGAAACTGATTAATTCCCCTAATGATTGGAGCCCCAGATATAGCATTTCCTCGTATAAATAACATAAGTTTCTGACTTCTGCCCCCTTCCTTCCTACTACTACTCGCCTCTTCTGGAGTAGAAGCGGGTGCCGGAACCGGGTGAACAGTGTACCCGCCCCTGGCCGGTAATTTAGCCCACGCAGGAGCATCAGTCGACCTGACAATCTTTTCACTTCACCTAGCAGGTATTTCCTCAATCCTCGGGGCAATCAATTTTATCACCACAATTATTAACATGAAGCCCCCCGCCATCTCTCAGTACCAAACACCCCTATTTGTGTGAGCTGTACTAATTACCGCTGTTCTTCTCCTTCTCTCCCTGCCAGTTCTCGCTGCCGGCATCACAATGCTCCTTACCGACCGAAATCTTAATACCACCTTCTTTGACCCGGCCGGAGGAGGGGATCCAATCCTTTACCAGCACTTATTCTGGTTCTTTGGACACCCGGAAGTATATATTCTCATTTTACCTGGCTTTGGTATGATTTCACACATCGTCGCCTATTACTCTGGCAAAAAAGAACCCTTTGGCTATATGGGCATAGTATGAGCAATAATGGCTATTGGTCTTCTAGGCTTTATTGTATGAGCTCATCACATATTTACAGTTGGCATGGACGTAGACACACGTGCCTACTTTACATCTGCCACAATAATTATCGCAATTCCCACCGGCGTTAAAGTATTTAGCTGACTTGCAACCCTTCATGGGGGCTCTATTAAATGAGAGACACCCCTTTTATGGGCCCTTGGCTTTATTTTCCTGTTTACAGTAGGGGGGCTTACAGGCATTGTTCTAGCCAATTCATCTCTAGATATTGTACTCC
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Sebastes atrovirens
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 17
Specimens with Barcodes: 17
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 17
Specimens with Barcodes: 17
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Genomic DNA is available from 1 specimen with morphological vouchers housed at British Antarctic Survey
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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