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Black rockfish

Sebastes melanops

The Black rockfish is a cool fish that lives in the ocean. It has a dark color and can be found swimming around rocks and reefs, making it a great fish to spot while exploring underwater!

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

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The Black rockfish has a stout, dark body, often brownish-black or olive, with a large mouth and spiny fins. It can be visually distinguished by its uniformly dark color and lack of distinct patterns.

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Black rockfish
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Black rockfish

Kategorie

Fische

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

Black rockfish can make a "popping" sound using their swim bladder!

They can create a powerful vacuum with their mouth to slurp up prey!

They have special tiny bones in their ears called otoliths that reveal their age!

Young Black rockfish often live in floating kelp patties in the open ocean!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Spiny Armor

Black rockfish has sharp, venomous spines on its fins that help them deter predators.

Fähigkeit

Underwater Ears

Black rockfish can sense tiny water vibrations with their lateral line, helping them find food and avoid danger.

Fähigkeit

Live Birth

Black rockfish gives birth to tiny live young, not eggs, giving their babies a head start in life.

Maße und Details

Länge
30-65 cm
Gewicht
1-5 kg
Lebenserwartung
20-50 Jahre
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Maximale Tiefe
366 m
Wasserart
Salzwasser

Ernährung und Fütterung

Black rockfish are active hunters that eat small fish, shrimp, and other ocean critters.

Altersunterschiede: Young fish eat zooplankton, then small crustaceans, and adults primarily eat small fish.

Hauptnahrung

  • Pacific herring
  • Northern anchovy
  • shrimp
  • crab
  • krill

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Harbor seal

Phoca vitulina

often hunts rockfish in coastal waters

eaten by

Lingcod

Ophiodon elongatus

a large predatory fish found in their habitat

hunts

Pacific herring

Clupea pallasii

a common schooling fish they actively pursue

hunts

Ocean shrimp

Pandalus jordani

a key crustacean prey in their diet

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Always be careful when swimming in the ocean and watch out for waves.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Black rockfish?

30-65 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Black rockfish?

1-5 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Black rockfish?

20-50 Jahre

Was frisst Black rockfish?

Black rockfish are active hunters that eat small fish, shrimp, and other ocean critters.

Was ist der/die/das schwimmgeschwindigkeit von Black rockfish?

15 km/h

Wo findet man Black rockfish normalerweise?

Coastal areas

Wie jagt Black rockfish?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das maximale Tiefe von Black rockfish?

366 m

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