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Sebastes melanops Black Rockfish

Sebastes melanops is commonly referred to as Black Rockfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic.


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lexID:
13394 
AphiaID:
274817 
Scientific:
Sebastes melanops 
German:
Schwarzer Felsenbarsch 
English:
Black Rockfish 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Sebastidae (Family) > Sebastes (Genus) > melanops (Species) 
Initial determination:
Girard, 1856 
Occurrence:
Alaska (Western Atlantic), Aleutian Islands, Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Northeast Pacific Ocean, USA 
Sea depth:
0 - 366 Meter 
Size:
11.81" - 24.8" (30cm - 63cm) 
Temperature:
6,9 °F - 8,9 °F (6,9°C - 8,9°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Fish (little fishes) 
Difficulty:
Cold water animal 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-11-29 13:53:32 

Toxicity


Sebastes melanops is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Sebastes melanops, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

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Sebastes melanops Girard, 1856

Found near rocky reefs in shallow water and in open water over deep banks. Adults live both off and on bottom. Juveniles are pelagic and form schools. Feed on fishes.

Synonymised names:
Sebastes (Sebastosomus) melanops Girard, 1856· accepted, alternate representation
Sebastodes melanops (Girard, 1856)

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