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Sebastes rastrelliger (Rockfish; Grass rockfish)

Synonyms: Sebastichthys rastrelliger; Sebastodes rastrelliger
Language: Mandarin Chinese; Spanish

Wikipedia Abstract

Sebastes rastrelliger is a species of fish in the rockfish family found in tide pools and on rocky bottoms in Eastern Pacific It commonly known as a Grass Rockfish, Grass Rockcod, Grass Bass, or a Grassy. Lives in the benthic zone and feeds on crustaceans and small fish. This fish is an ambush predator and waits hiding in kelp, rocks and holes until prey passes by. Its coloration can very from a mottled sandy brown, to a reddish brown to a dark green, depending on where it is holding to structure and feeding.
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Attributes

Maximum Longevity [1]  23 years

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary   California, United States
Channel Islands National Park II 139010 California, United States

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Lacistorhynchus tenuis[2]
Microcotyle sebastis[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0