Sebastes marinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ocean perch

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Taxonomic issue	Possible homonymy.
Classification	Actinopterygii \| Scorpaeniformes \| Sebastidae \| Sebastinae
Synonyms	Perca marina, ... more
Common names	Golden redfish, Sébaste doré, Gallineta dorada, ... more

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Main reference

Hureau, J.-C. and N.I. Litvinenko. 1986. (Ref. 4570)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 100.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4570); common length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4570); max. published weight: 15.0 kg (Ref. 35388); max. reported age: 60 years (Ref. 35388)

Length at first maturity

L_m 32.30, range 21 - 41 cm

Environment

Pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 100 - 1000 m, usually 100 - 500 m (Ref. 35388)

Climate / Range

Temperate; 3°C - 7°C (Ref. 35388); 79°N - 38°N, 94°W - 71°E (Ref. 54885)

Eastern Atlantic: Kattegat and North Sea, northward to Spitsbergen, southern part of Barents Sea eastward to Kanin Banks and Novaya Zemlya, rare in White Sea, Iceland and eastern Greenland. Western Atlantic: Greenland and southeastern Labrador in Canada to New Jersey in USA (Ref. 7251).
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Found off the coast from 100-1000 m; juveniles found in fjords, bays and inshore waters. Normally trawled in deep water (Ref. 9988). Benthic (Ref. 5951). Feed mostly on euphausiids in summer; herrings in autumn and winter; capelins, herrings, euphausiids and ctenophores in spring. Gregarious throughout life. A slow growing species (Ref. 9988). Viviparous, copulation takes place in late summer or early autumn (Ref. 35388, 34817); in winter females give birth to 50,000-350,000 pelagic larvae of 8 mm length (Ref. 35388). Utilized fresh and frozen; eaten fried, broiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30911)

Human uses
Fisheries: highly commercial; gamefish: yes


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)

PD₅₀ = 0.5000

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (rm=0.23; K=0.06-0.08; tm=10-12; tmax=60; Fec='only few young')


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
High to very high vulnerability (71 of 100)	Low

Entered by Froese, Rainer

Modified by Bailly, Nicolas

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