Beaked redfish (Sebastes mentella)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Sebastes mentella
- Common name
- Beaked redfish
- Category
- Fish
- Family
- Sebastidae
- Genus
- Sebastes
- Size
- 30–58 cm
- Depth
- 100–1400 m
- IUCN status
- Endangered (EN)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- rocky-reef
- Behaviours
- schooling, venomous
- Ocean zones
- East Atlantic
Description
Sebastes mentella reaches 58 cm. Northeast and Northwest Atlantic rockfish (Sebastidae) with stocky red-orange to pink-red body with particularly distinctive large eyes. More pelagic than S. norvegicus, lives in dense deep open-water schools from 100 to 1400 m, sometimes in spectacular aggregations. Listed EN by IUCN following massive industrial overfishing (longline, pelagic trawl). Very important commercial fishery. Rare diving wide-angle photo subject, observable from ROVs or bathyscaphes.
Photo of Beaked redfish
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Beaked redfish?
- Beaked redfish (Sebastes mentella) reaches 30–58 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Beaked redfish?
- Beaked redfish is found between 100–1400 m deep.
- Is the Beaked redfish dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Beaked redfish?
- IUCN status: Endangered (EN).
- Where can you find the Beaked redfish?
- Found in: East Atlantic.
Other species in the genus Sebastes
- Sebastes norvegicus - Golden redfish
- Sebastes viviparus - Norway redfish
- Sebastes oculatus - Patagonian redfish
- Sebastes mystinus - blue rockfish
- Sebastes serranoides - olive rockfish
- Sebastes paucispinis - bocaccio
Other species in the family Sebastidae
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 127254)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 2335427)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia