Brown rockfish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Sebastes |
| Species: | S. auriculatus
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| Sebastes auriculatus | |
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The brown rockfish (Sebastes auriculatus), whose other names include brown seaperch, chocolate bass, brown bass and brown bomber, is a
Taxonomy
The brown rockfish was first formally
Description
The Brown Rockfish has a deep body which has a depth of 33% to 37% of its
Distribution and habitat
The brown rockfish is native to the northeastern Pacific. Its range extends from southern Baja California to Prince William Sound in the northern Gulf of Alaska.[2] These fish are most abundant in the central and southern parts of Puget Sound and from southern Baja California to Bodega Bay in northern California.[7] The brown rockfish occurs at depths from the intertidal zone down to 287 m (942 ft) and prefer areas with rocky patches or hard substrates, inhabiting areas which vary in relief from low to high. They also frequently occur around artificial structures and objects such as piers and other man-made objects, like marine debris, such as tires.[6]
Biology
The brown rockfish has a long pelagic juvenile stage which spends two and a half to three months in the water column before they settle in shallow water to depths of 36 m (118 ft). This settlement can take place as early as May and the juveniles and subadults are common close to the bottom in bays and estuaries. In some areas, like
Fisheries
The brown rockfish was common in fish markets near San Francisco in the 19th century, as they are caught in bays and other shallow waters. Modern commercial fisheries regard this species as of moderate importance in fisheries for fresh fish and of greater importance in fisheries for live fish. Artisanal fisheries take this species on Baja California. It is an important quarry species for recreational fishers from Puget Sound south to northern Baja.[7] The flesh is said to be palatable, with a mild flavor and the fish are generally fried or, for smaller fish, cooked whole.[9]
References
- ^ "WoRMS taxon details - Sebastes auriculatus (Girard, 1854)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Sebastes auriculatus" in FishBase. June 2021 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Sebastes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (22 May 2021). "Order Perciformes (Part 8): Suborder Scorpaenoidei: Families Sebastidae, Setarchidae and Neosebastidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Brown Rockfish". Mexican Fish. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Brown Rockfish (Sebastes auriculatus)". Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ ISBN 0520234383.
- ^ "Brown rockfish". Oceanário de Lisboa. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ "Brown Rockfish". pierfishing.com. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2021.