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Sebastes

Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Scorpaenidae

Taxonomy
Sebastes was named by Cuvier (1829) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Scorpaeniformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Sebastinae by Fierstine et al. (2012); and to Scorpaenidae by Welton (2015).

Species
S. (Rosicola), S. (Sebastodes), S. (Sebastomus), S. apostates, S. carnatus, S. diploproa, S. eos, S. goodei, S. helvomaculatus (syn. S. rhodochloris), S. hopkinsi, S. ineziae, S. jordani, S. miniatus, S. paucispinis, S. rosaceus, S. rosae, S. serranoides
Species lacking formal opinion data
S. atrovirens, S. capensis
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Sebastes Cuvier
2002Sebastes Sepkoski
2012Sebastes Fierstine et al. p. 96
2015Sebastes Welton p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderScorpaenoideiGarman 1899
familyScorpaenidaeRisso 1827
genusSebastesCuvier 1829

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Sebastes Cuvier 1829
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Subg. Sebastes (Rosicola) Jordan and Evermann 1896
Subg. Sebastes (Sebastodes) Gill 1861
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†Sebastes (Sebastodes) velox Barsukov 1989
Subg. †Sebastodes (Sebastoessus) Jordan 1921
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†Sebastoessus haroldi Jordan 1925
†Sebastodes fissicostatus Stinton 1962
Subg. Sebastes (Sebastomus) Gill 1864
†Sebastes apostates Jordan 1921
Sebastes carnatus Jordan and Gilbert 1880 [gopher rockfish]
Sebastes diploproa Gilbert 1890 [splitnose rockfish]
Sebastes eos Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
Sebastes goodei Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890 [chilipepper rockfish]
Sebastes helvomaculatus Ayres 1859 [rosethorn rockfish]
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Invalid names: Sebastes rhodochloris Jordan and Gilbert 1880 [synonym]
Sebastes hopkinsi Cramer 1895 [squarespot rockfish]
†Sebastes ineziae Jordan and Gilbert 1920
Sebastes jordani Gilbert 1896 [shortbelly rockfish]
Sebastes miniatus Jordan and Gilbert 1880
Sebastes paucispinis Ayres 1854 [bocaccio rockfish]
Sebastes rosaceus Girard 1854 [rosy rockfish]
†Sebastes rosae Eigenmann 1900
Sebastes serranoides Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890 [olive rockfish]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available