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Family Clinidae

CALIFORNIA

Heterostichus rostratus

Juvenile, Rock Quarry, Catalina, California, 30 feet

 

Rock Quarry, Catalina, California, 30 feet

Long Point, Catalina, California, 25 feet

GIANT KELPFISH

Fairly common among kelp.  Brown, yellow, or green, often banded.  Feeds upon small fish & crustaceans.  Attains 24 inches.  California and Baja California.