California Sheephead, Semicossyphus pulcher

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Updated 12/9/2012

Family Labridae

EASTERN PACIFIC

Semicossyphus pulcher

Female	Male
Juvenile, Rock Quarry, Catalina, CA, 20 feet	Male, Pelican Reserve, Anacapa, CA, 25 feet



Male, Pelican Reserve, Anacapa, CA, 25 feet

CALIFORNIA SHEEPHEAD

Common in kelp beds and rocky reefs where not depleted due to fishing pressure. Feeds upon invertebrates and small fish. Attains 36 inches. Central California to Baja California.