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Family Serranidae

NORTHEAST PACIFIC

Paralabrax clathratus

Juvenile, Rock Quarry, Catalina, California, 45 feet

Long Point, Catalina, California, 30 feet

KELP or CALICO BASS

Common in kelp forests & rocky reefs.  Excellent food fish.  Attains 29 inches but usually much less.  Outer Baja California to the Columbia River.