Sebastes levis
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Sebastes levis    
Cowcod
   
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Sebastes   levis   (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)  
Family:   Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads), subfamily: Sebastinae picture (Selev_u0.jpg) by Love, M.
Image for Sebastes levis, Sebastidae, Cowcod.
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Order:   Scorpaeniformes  (scorpionfishes and flatheads)
Class:   Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name: Cowcod
Max. size:   100.0 cm FL (male/unsexed; Ref. 49962); max. published weight: 13.0 kg (Ref. 2850); max. reported age: 55 years
Environment:   bathydemersal; marine; depth range 20 – 500 m
Climate: deep-water; 40°N -
Importance:   gamefish: yes; price category: medium; price reliability: questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this genus
Resilience:   Very low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tm=11-12; tmax=55; K=0.05)
Vulnerability:  Very high vulnerability (79.56). (Ref. 59153)
Distribution:  
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Eastern Central Pacific: Usal, Mendocino County in central California, USA to central Baja California and Guadalupe Island (off north central Baja California) in Mexico.
Morphology:   Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6 – 7; Vertebrae: 26. Branchiostegal rays: 7 (Ref. 36715).
Biology:   Found on the bottom at moderate depths, to 366 m (Ref. 2850). Juveniles are pelagic (Ref. 36715), over fine sand and clay, whereas adults (>44 cm TL) inhabit rocky areas at 90-300 m (Ref. 49962). Viviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 36715).
Red List Status: Not Evaluated (Ref. 57073)
Dangerous:   harmless
Coordinator:  
Main Ref:   Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann. 1983. (Ref. 2850)
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Checked:
Torres, Armi G.
Modified:
Binohlan, Crispina B.
Entered:
Froese, Rainer

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