Sebastidae

E241987

Sebastidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes commonly known as rockfishes, many of which are long-lived, bottom-dwelling species important in commercial and recreational fisheries.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Neosebastidae 1
Sebastidae canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family
taxon
bodyForm robust laterally compressed body in many species
characteristic many species are demersal
many species are long-lived
many species inhabit rocky reefs
class Actinopterygii
commonName rockfishes
contains Sebastes aleutianus
linked to: Sebastes borealis

Sebastes alutus
Sebastes borealis
Sebastes carnatus
Sebastes caurinus
Sebastes chrysomelas
Sebastes diploproa
linked to: Sebastes

Sebastes entomelas
Sebastes flavidus
Sebastes goodei
Sebastes maliger
Sebastes marinus
Sebastes melanops
Sebastes mentella
linked to: Sebastes

Sebastes miniatus
linked to: Sebastes

Sebastes mystinus
linked to: Sebastes nebulosus

Sebastes nebulosus
Sebastes paucispinis
linked to: Sebastes

Sebastes pinniger
linked to: Sebastes maliger

Sebastes proriger
Sebastes reedi
Sebastes rosenblatti
Sebastes ruberrimus
linked to: Sebastes

Sebastes rubrivinctus
Sebastes saxicola
Sebastes serranoides
Sebastes wilsoni
defense venomous fin spines in many species
distribution North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: Atlantic Ocean

North Pacific Ocean
coastal continental shelf waters
continental slope waters
ecologicalRole bottom-dwelling fishes
economicImportance commercial fisheries
recreational fisheries
finType ray-finned
fisheriesManagementIssue many species vulnerable to overfishing
habitat marine
kingdom Animalia
lifespan some species exceed 100 years
notableGenus Hozukius
Sebastes
Sebastolobus
order Scorpaeniformes
phylum Chordata
recognizedBy distinctive head spines and ridges in many species
reproduction viviparous in many species
taxonRank family
typeGenus Sebastes

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scorpaeniformes includes Sebastidae
Scorpaeniformes includes Neosebastidae
linked to: Sebastidae