Puget Sound rockfish

The Puget Sound rockfish lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 0 - 366 m environment.

Five Puget Sound rockfish studied for endangered list status By Bill Sheets Herald Writer Add five types of rockfish from local waters to the species being studied for possible listing as threatened or endangered. More

Three species of Puget Sound rockfish have been proposed for listing under the Endangered Species Act. Bocaccio is proposed as “endangered,” while canary and yelloweye rockfish are proposed as threatened. (See the news release from the National Marine Fisheries Service. More

Puget Sound rockfish may get federal protection = NOAA's Fisheries Service has proposed listing three populations of rockfish in Puget Sound and the Strait of Georgia for protection under the Endangered Species Act. More

pelagic and schooling Puget Sound rockfish (Sebastes emphaeus) is the most abundant rockfish followed by the demersal copper rockfish (S. caurinus). Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) are very common in this reserve and use the rocky habitats for nesting to a high degree. More

Puget Sound Rockfish Conservation Plan. More

Abundance information for the Puget Sound rockfish is relatively unknown, though they have been commonly found from southeast Alaska to Oregon. Their known range extends from Prince William Sound in the Gulf of Alaska to northern California. Adults are found in depths between 10 ft. More

Puget Sound rockfish may get federal protection 0 Comment | Email | Print | 261 views Associated Press April 22, 2009 - 07:00 PM SEATTLE (AP) — NOAA’s Fisheries Service has proposed listing three populations of rockfish in Puget Sound and More

Five species of Puget Sound rockfish will undergo review by a team of biologists to determine if the colorful fish should be protected under the federal Endangered Species Act. Many rockfish species have declined in number because of over-fishing, said Sam Wright, a retired state biologist who requested the review. More

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Common names

?á?álá in Unknown
Puget Sound rockfish in English
Rock cod in English
rockfish in English
λáḱálá in Heiltsuk
显平鲉 in Mandarin Chinese
顯平鮋 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Scorpaeniformes
Family : Sebastidae
Genus : Sebastes
Species : Sebastes emphaeus
Authority : Starks, 1911