Puget Sound Rockfish

At a glance

Puget Sound Rockfish (Sebastes emphaeus) is a bony-fish species regulated in 2 of 66 jurisdictions tracked by CatchRules across the U.S. and Canada.

Confirmed by 91 research-grade iNaturalist observations, with British Columbia, Washington, and Alaska the top jurisdictions by observation count.

Notable details

• One of the smallest Pacific rockfish, typically reaching just 5–7 inches in length.
• Named for Puget Sound but ranges along the coast from Alaska to Oregon.
• Lives in rocky reefs and kelp beds at depths from 18 to 400 meters.
• Feeds mainly on small crustaceans and zooplankton near rocky substrates.
• Like all rockfish, can live for decades despite its small size.

Where Puget Sound Rockfish are seen

• British Columbia52 iNat obs
• Washington23 iNat obs
• Alaska16 iNat obs

Jurisdictions with rules for Puget Sound Rockfish

• CaliforniaUnited States · official source

Background

Puget Sound Rockfish. To 19 cm (7.5 in) TL (Butler et al. 2012). Outer coast of Kenai Peninsula and Prince William Sound, northern Gulf of Alaska (Mecklenburg et al. 2002) to central California (34 ° 26 ’ N) (NWFSC-FRAM). Depth: 3 – 470 m (10 – 1,542 ft) (min.: Love et al. 2005; max.: DFO).

Background excerpt adapted from Wikipedia's Puget Sound Rockfish article (CC BY-SA). Visit Wikipedia for the full entry.

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