Description of Rose Fish
Rose fish ( Sebastes norvegicus ) is a species of rockfish from the North Atlantic that lives off the coast of Europe and North America. Adults are sociable types of fishes and are of commercial importance. Adults are usually orange to flame red in colour while the younger ones are just redish in colour.
Interesting facts
They can live in a wide range of temperatures. They grow very slowly- within over just one year, they only grew 2 ½ inches long, only maturing when they are 8 years old or more.
Importance/ role of that species in the ecosystem
They eat small fishes hence keeping them in suitable numbers in them.
Threats to the species
They are in heavy demand because they can be frozen and filleted easily too. Many are being captured by commercial fisherman in millions of numbers for people to eat. Only rose fish that are about 8-9 years old can be for the commercial, thus, not many have the chance to mate and reproduce.
Conservation of the species
Many rose fish for commercial uses are grown in farms instead of wild ones that may cause an imbalance in the ecosystem when fished in heavy numbers
FOOD CHAIN
Plankton -> Shrimp -> Rosefish -> Shark
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