shortspine thornyhead

Sebastolobus alascanus

Eighty Centimeters Sebastid Fish of Japanese Waters

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
North America
Fusiform
Large
Temperate fish

The shortspine thornyhead (Sebastolobus alascanus), also known as the channel rockcod, shortspine channel rockfish or spinycheek rockfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae. It is sometimes referred to as the "idiot fish" or "idiot cod" due to its large oversized head and eyes. It is found in the northern and northeastern Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Sebastidae
Genus: Sebastolobus
Maximum length: 80 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: North Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk north to the Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea and from Stalemate Bank and Ulm Plateau in the Aleutian Islands southeast to Cedros Island, Baja California, Mexico. Reported from Japan (Ref. 559 ).

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