rougheye rockfish
Sebastes aleutianus (Jordan & Evermann, 1898)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Rougheye rockfish Sebastes aleutianus
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Open encyclopedia reference
The rougheye rockfish (Sebastes aleutianus) is a rockfish of the genus Sebastes. It is also known as the blackthroat rockfish, rougheye seaperch, blacktip seaperch, longlife seaperch or the blacktip rockfish and grows to a maximum of about 97 cm (38 in) in length, with the IGFA record weight being 14 lb 12 oz (6.69 kg). Similar to many other members of its genus, it is extremely long-lived, and has been known to reach an age of 205 years.
Wikipedia contributors, Rougheye rockfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:45:47.626010+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sebastes aleutianus (Jordan & Evermann, 1898)
- Name authority
- (Jordan & Evermann, 1898)
- Common name
- rougheye rockfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Sebastidae
- Genus
- Sebastes
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderScorpaenoidei
- familySebastidae Kaup, 1873
- subfamilySebastinae Kaup, 1873
- genusSebastes Cuvier, 1829
- speciesSebastes aleutianus (Jordan & Evermann, 1898)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Sebastes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| brown rockfishSebastes auriculatus Girard, 1854 | SebastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| aurora rockfishSebastes aurora (Gilbert, 1890) | SebastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| redbanded rockfishSebastes babcocki (Thompson, 1915) | SebastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brickred rockfishSebastes baramenuke (Wakiya, 1917) | SebastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| copper rockfishSebastes caurinus Richardson, 1844 | SebastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| black-and-yellow rockfishSebastes chrysomelas (Jordan & Gilbert, 1881) | SebastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| dusky rockfishSebastes ciliatus (Tilesius, 1813) | SebastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| calico rockfishSebastes dallii (Eigenmann & Beeson, 1894) | SebastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sebastes diaconus Frable, Wagman, Frierson, Aguilar & Sidlauskas, 2015 | SebastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| splitnose rockfishSebastes diploproa (Gilbert, 1890) | SebastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| puget sound rockfishSebastes emphaeus (Starks, 1911) | SebastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| widow rockfishSebastes entomelas (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) | SebastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Zalopyr aleutianus (Jordan & Evermann, 1898) (Jordan & Evermann, 1898) | synonym |
| Sebastodes swifti Evermann & Goldsborough, 1907 Evermann & Goldsborough, 1907 | synonym |
| Sebastodes aleutianus Jordan & Evermann, 1898 Jordan & Evermann, 1898 | synonym |
| Sebastes swifti (Evermann & Goldsborough, 1907) (Evermann & Goldsborough, 1907) | synonym |
| Sebastes (Zalopyr) aleutianus (Jordan & Evermann, 1898) (Jordan & Evermann, 1898) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=274771 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4W7KS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.