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SEBASTES RUBERRIMUS [1 record]

Record 1 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
  • Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
  • Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Yelloweye rockfish get their name from their distinct yellow eyes and bright orange-red body. These rockfish are one of about 30 different species of rockfish found off the Pacific Coast of Canada, but they are among the longest-lived - living up to 115 years old.

OBS

A fish of the family Scorpaenidae.

OBS

yelloweye rockfish: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

OBS

red snapper: a local well-established common name used by fishermen and scientists in British Columbia to designate the yelloweye rockfish as well as a few other red rockfishes.

Key term(s)
  • yellow-eye rockfish

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
  • Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
  • Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Le sébaste aux yeux jaunes appartient à la famille des Sébastes et est facilement identifiable grâce à sa couleur éclatante qui va de l'orange au rouge et à ses yeux jaune clair. Il fait partie des plus grandes espèces de sébaste, avec une longueur maximale enregistrée de 91 cm et un poids de 11,3 kg, mais en Colombie-Britannique (C.-B.), sa longueur moyenne est d'environ 66 cm. Cette espèce est aussi dotée d'une grande longévité […]

OBS

Poisson de la famille Scorpaenidae.

OBS

sébaste aux yeux jaunes : nom français commercial normalisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales.

Spanish

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