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Sebastiscus marmoratus (Cuvier, 1829) False kelpfish |
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photo by
Cook, D.C. |
| Family: | Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads), subfamily: Sebastinae | |||
| Max. size: | 36.2 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,800.0 g | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine, oceanodromous | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: southern Hokkaido, Japan to the Philippines. | |||
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| Biology: | Found near shore, on rock bottom (Ref. 11230). Commercially cultured in Japan. Viviparous (Ref. 34817). Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland (Ref. 57406). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | venomous | |||