Species: Sebastes melanops
Black Rockfish
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Articles:
A 2015 article published in the Marine Ecology Progress Series identifies intraspecific differences in diet between harbor seals in the Salish Sea, suggesting implications for marine reserve management.
There are at least 28 species of rockfish in the Salish Sea, but their populations have declined in the past several decades. The proceedings from a 2011 rockfish recovery workshop in Seattle are now available.
Approximately 27 species of rockfish are reported from Puget Sound, spanning a range of life-history types, habitats, and ecological niches.
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Scorpaeniformes
Family
Scorpaenidae
Genus
Sebastes
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
<p>Animals, Vertebrates - Fishes - Bony Fishes - Other Bony Fishes</p>
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Craniata - Actinopterygii - Scorpaeniformes - Scorpaenidae - Sebastes
Ecology and Life History
Habitat Type Description
Marine
Migration
<p>false - false - false</p>
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
GNR
Distribution
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