Sebastolobus

Updated on Dec 24, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Sebastolobus Higher classification Sebastidae Order Scorpaeniformes		Family Sebastidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

Lower classifications Shortspine thornyhead, Sebastolobus macrochir

Sebastolobus is a genus of rockfishes native to the northern and eastern Pacific Ocean. These fish are generally found in deep waters.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

Sebastolobus alascanus T. H. Bean, 1890 (Shortspine thornyhead)

Sebastolobus altivelis C. H. Gilbert, 1896 (Longspine thornyhead)

Sebastolobus macrochir (Günther, 1877) (Broadbanded thornyhead)

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