Fox jacopever is a rockfish that lives among rocks off Japan and Korea in the northwestern Pacific. It has a mottled gray or black body, and its broad dark bands are usually faint. Females give birth to live young.
Appearance
Appearance
The body is gray to black with fine mottling; pale spots may appear. Broad dark bands are usually indistinct.
Where it lives
Typical habitats
Rocky seafloor
Range
It is native to the northwestern Pacific around Japan and Korea.
Behavior
Diet
It eats crabs and other fish.
Name and classification
About the name
Sebastes ijimae is sometimes treated as a separate species and sometimes included in fox jacopever.