Sebastinae (lat.) - a subfamily of marine beast- finned fish of the scorpion family from the order of scorpion - shaped . It is sometimes considered as a separate family of Sebastidae [1] . The subfamily includes 7 genera and more than 130 species [2] [3] .
| Sebastinae |
Sebastes carnatus |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Suborder : | Scorpion-shaped |
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| International scientific name |
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Sebastinae Kaup , 1873 |
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Representatives of the subfamily are common in tropical, subtropical and temperate seas of the Indian , Pacific and Atlantic oceans . Most representatives live in the coastal zone near reefs and rocks, but there are also deep-sea species. Coastal species are usually variegated. These are bottom, less often bottom- pelagic fish [4] . All scorpion swim badly, preferring to stay closer to the bottom. These are predatory fish waiting for their prey in an ambush. Over 100 species reproduce by live birth . All species have poisonous spines in the dorsal, anal, and ventral fins.
