see text Sebastinae is a subfamily of marine fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae in the order Scorpaeniformes.

Sebastinae, or Sebastidae, was first formally recognised as a grouping in 1873 by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup.

FishBase, a finfish database generated by a consortium of academic institutions, does,[2] but the United States Federal government's Integrated Taxonomic Information System[3] and the 5th Edition of Fishes of the World do not, FotW classify it as a subfamily of the Scorpaenidae.

There is a venom gland in the spines of the dorsal, anal and pelvic fins.

The largest species is the shortraker rockfish ( Sebastes borealis) which attains a maximum total length of 108 cm (43 in) while the smallest species is Sebastes koreanus which reaches a maximum total length of 13.7 cm (5.4 in).