Sebastiscus
| Sebastiscus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| False kelpfish, Sebastiscus marmoratus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Sebastidae |
| Genus: | Sebastiscus D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904 |
| Type species | |
| Sebastiscus marmoratus[1] | |
Sebastiscus is a genus of rockfishes native to the western Pacific Ocean. They are collectively called sea ruffes and resemble the sea perches (Sebastes), but are usually smaller and have a different pattern.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Sebastiscus albofasciatus (Lacépède, 1802)
- Sebastiscus marmoratus (G. Cuvier, 1829) (False kelpfish, Japanese sea ruffe)
- Sebastiscus tertius (Barsukov & L. C. Chen, 1978)
References
- ↑ Kendall Jr, Arthur W. (2000). "An historical review of Sebastes taxonomy and systematics" (PDF). Marine Fisheries Review. 62 (2): 1–23.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Sebastiscus in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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