Channeled rockfish
📖 Overview
Found on soft bottom, at a bottom temperature range of about 5.5°-12.5°C and usually at a depth of about 400 m. They live on or near the bottom but feed in the water column . Specimens usually brought to the surface with the stomach everted. Stomach contents included parts of bathypelagic crustaceans of family Oplophoridae, Oplophorus sp., and an amphipod . Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland . Sold in small quantities in markets. Minimum depth range taken from Ref. 27000.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 4 - 6. Lateral line more or less a continuous trough covered by thin membranous scales, usually lost during capture . Second preopercular spine well developed, sub equal or longer than first and third . Pectoral rays 20-25, with a mode of 21 in Hawaii, 22 in the eastern Atlantic, and 23 in the western Atlantic . Interorbital width 7-9 % SL, narrower than in S. longimanus .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Channeled rockfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Channeled rockfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Channeled rockfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 150 - 840 m . Deep-water; 6°C - 13°C; 40°N - South Africa.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bathysebastes albescens | Döderlein | 1884 | Synonym |
| Scorpaena remigera | Gilbert & Cramer | 1897 | Synonym |
| Sebastes albescens | Döderlein | 1884 | Synonym |
| Setarches fidjiensis | Günther | 1878 | Synonym |
| Setarches guntheri | Johnson | 1862 | Synonym |
| Setarches marleyi | Fowler | 1935 | Synonym |
| Setarches parmatus | Goode | 1881 | Synonym |
| Setarches remiger | Gilbert & Cramer | 1897 | Synonym |
| Starches guentheri | Johnson | 1862 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 491 records indexed .
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