Patagonian redfish (Sebastes oculatus)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Sebastes oculatus
- Common name
- Patagonian redfish
- Category
- Fish
- Family
- Sebastidae
- Genus
- Sebastes
- Size
- 20–50 cm
- Depth
- 10–250 m
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- rocky-reef
- Behaviours
- solitary, venomous
- Ocean zones
- East Atlantic
Description
Sebastes oculatus reaches 50 cm. Rockfish (Sebastidae) temperate Southeast Atlantic (Argentina, Chile, Patagonia) with stocky pink-red body with distinctive large black eyes (hence oculatus). Lives from 10 to 250 m on temperate southern rocky drop-offs. Ovoviviparous. Local commercial fishery. Southern cousin of Nordic Sebastes. Rare wide-angle photo subject in east-atlantic context.
Photo of Patagonian redfish
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Patagonian redfish?
- Patagonian redfish (Sebastes oculatus) reaches 20–50 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Patagonian redfish?
- Patagonian redfish is found between 10–250 m deep.
- Is the Patagonian redfish dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Patagonian redfish?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Patagonian redfish?
- Found in: East Atlantic.
Other species in the genus Sebastes
- Sebastes norvegicus - Golden redfish
- Sebastes mentella - Beaked redfish
- Sebastes viviparus - Norway redfish
- Sebastes mystinus - blue rockfish
- Sebastes serranoides - olive rockfish
- Sebastes paucispinis - bocaccio
Other species in the family Sebastidae
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 274829)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 2335413)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia