Norway redfish (Sebastes viviparus)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Sebastes viviparus
- Common name
- Norway redfish
- Category
- Fish
- Family
- Sebastidae
- Genus
- Sebastes
- Size
- 15–30 cm
- Depth
- 10–300 m
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- rocky-reef
- Behaviours
- solitary, venomous
- Ocean zones
- East Atlantic
Description
Sebastes viviparus reaches 30 cm. Small rockfish (Sebastidae) Northeast Atlantic with stocky orange-brown to pink-red body with distinct marbling, long venomous dorsal spines. Smaller, more discreet and accessible than S. norvegicus and S. mentella. Lives from 10 to 300 m on rocky drop-offs of Norway, UK, Iceland, Brittany. Viviparous (hence viviparus) - live larva birth. Wide-angle photo subject of accessible boreal dives.
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Norway redfish?
- Norway redfish (Sebastes viviparus) reaches 15–30 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Norway redfish?
- Norway redfish is found between 10–300 m deep.
- Is the Norway redfish dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Norway redfish?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Norway redfish?
- Found in: East Atlantic.
Other species in the genus Sebastes
- Sebastes norvegicus - Golden redfish
- Sebastes mentella - Beaked 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 127255)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 2335390)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia