Sebastolobus altivelis

Description

The longspine thornyhead (Sebastolobus altivelis) is a species of fish in the Sebastidae family. It is found in deep waters of the northeastern Pacific Ocean. Longspine thornyhead are similar in appearance to shortspine thornyhead though they don't grow as large and are typically found in deeper water. Both shortspine and longspine thornyhead have been harvested in commercial fisheries with the period of peak catches occurring in the 1980s and 1990s.