Family SEBASTIDAE
Ocean Perches
Compiler and date details
16 March 2015 - Dianne J. Bray, Douglass F. Hoese, Ursula E. Smith, G.R. Allen & Norbert J. Cross
G. Allen, Douglass F. Hoese, Norbert J. Cross & Dianne J. Bray
Introduction
The Sebastidae as recognised here follows Ishida (1994), who combined two subfamilies (Sebastinae and Sebastolobinae) typically included in the Scorpaenidae. Nelson (2006) included the group as a subfamily of the Scorpaenidae. The family, as recognised here, comprises more than 130 species in seven genera (Eschmeyer & Fong 2012). Currently, three genera and five species are known from Australia. Some species occur in commercial catches as Ocean Perch (Yearsley et al. 1999).
The Sebastidae are represented in all oceans, with most species found on the continental shelf and slope, often on rocky substrates. Most species belong to Sebastes, which is confined to the North Pacific. Motomura et al. (2007) described a new species from Australia, and Johnson & Motomura (2008) treated southern Australian species. Maximum length reached is over 1 m, although Australian species reach a maximum of about 50 cm.
General References
Eschmeyer, W.N. & Fong, J.D. 2012. Species of Fishes by family/subfamily. Catalog of Fishes. Online version updated 15 March 2012. http://research.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/SpeciesByFamily.asp
Ishida, M. 1994. Phylogeny of the suborder Scorpaenoidei (Pisces: Scorpaeniformes). Bulletin of Nansei National Fisheries Research Institute 27: 1-112
Johnson, J.W. & Motomura, H. 2008. Family Sebastidae. pp. 496-498 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.
Motomura, H., Last, P.R. & Yearsley, G.K. 2007. Two new species of the scorpionfish genus Trachyscorpia (Sebastidae: Sebastolobinae) from the southern Indo-West Pacific, with comments on the distribution of T. eschmeyeri. Zootaxa 1466: 19-34
Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the World. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 601 pp.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2015 | SCORPAENIFORMES | 04-Apr-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |