Sebastolobus
| Sebastolobus | |
|---|---|
| Longspine thornyhead (S. altivelis) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Sebastinae |
| Tribe: | Sebastolobini |
| Genus: | Sebastolobus T. N. Gill, 1881 |
| Type species | |
| Sebastes macrochir Günther, 1877 | |
Sebastolobus, the thornyheads, is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae. These fishes are native to the northern and eastern Pacific Ocean. They are generally found in deep waters.