Sebastolobus
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Sebastolobus is a genus of fish
in the Sebastidae
family. Some authorities do not recognize that family, in which case Sebastolobus is included in Scorpaenidae.
It contains the following species:
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Sebastidae
Sebastidae
Sebastidae is a family of marine fish in the order Scorpaeniformes. Their common names include rockfishes, thornyheads and rockcods. Despite the latter name, they are not closely related to the cods in the genus Gadus, nor the rock cod, Lotella rhacina.Not all authorities recognise this family as...
family. Some authorities do not recognize that family, in which case Sebastolobus is included in Scorpaenidae.
It contains the following species:
- shortspine thornyheadShortspine thornyheadThe shortspine thornyhead is a species of fish in the Scorpaenidae family. It is sometimes refer to as the "idiot fish" or "idiot cod" due to its large oversize head/eyes. It is found in Canada, Russia, and the United States. Adult S...
(Sebastolobus alascanus)
- longspine thornyhead (Sebastolobus altivelis)
- broadbanded thornyhead (Sebastolobus macrochir)