Sebastes pachycephalus Temminck & Schlegel, 1843
photo by IGFA

Family:  Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads), subfamily: Sebastinae
Max. size:  42 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,560.0 g
Environment:  demersal; marine, oceanodromous
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: from Japan to the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, and the Yellow and Pohai Sea coasts of China.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 13-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-13; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 6-6. This species is distinguished by the following characters: cranium armed dorsally with robust preocular, supraocular, postocular, and parietal spines; concave interorbital space; lower jaw scaleless and shorter than upper jaw; base of entire spinous portion of dorsal fin densely covered with minute scales; body with 3 dark brown saddles and lacking yellow or brownish-red markings on dorsum when fresh; dark spots on soft-rayed portion of dorsal and anal fins, and caudal fin (Ref. 93737).
Biology:  Inhabits shallow rocky reefs (Ref. 42552). Viviparous (Ref. 34817).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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