Family Sebastidae - Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads

  Order
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  Class
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
  No. of Genera in Ref
:
4
  No. of Species in Ref
:
128
  Environment
:
Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
  Aquarium
:
none
  First Fossil Record
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  Remark
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Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. The livebearing Sebastes with about 110 species occurs mainly in the North Pacific. Body compressed; head usually with ridges and spines; gill membranes free from isthmus. Venom gland in dorsal, anal, and pelvic spines.
  Etymology
:
Greek, sebastes = august, admirable , epithet given to the roman emperor Augustus ( Ref. 45335).
  Division
:
Marine
  Reproductive guild
:
bearers
  Typical activity level
:
sluggish
  Main Ref
:
  Coordinator
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