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Updated 12/9/2012
Family Serranidae
NORTHEAST PACIFIC
Paralabrax clathratus
Juvenile, Rock Quarry, Catalina, CA, 45 feet
Long Point, Catalina, CA, 30 feet
Goldfish Bowl, Anacapa, CA, 20 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.