| Family: |
Stereolepididae (Giant seabasses) |
| Max. size: |
250 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 256 kg; max. reported age: 75 years |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 5 - 46 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: Humboldt Bay in California, USA to Mexico. Northwest Pacific: Japan (Ref. 559). |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Occur on rock bottoms; near shore, outside kelp beds and along drop-offs (Ref. 2850). Large specimens usually found deeper than 30 m, small ones over sand and in kelp beds mostly from 12-21 m (Ref. 2850). Aggregate for spawning in summer (Ref. 2850). Pelagic spawners (Ref. 56049). Longevity of 90 to 100 years (Ref. 56049) stemmed from speculation on the age of a 557 lb fish caught in 1962, but the oldest age determined from otoliths of a 435 lb fish was 72 to75 years (Ref. 4563). Validated age so far is up to >50 years using bomb radiocarbon (A.H. Andrews, pers. comm.) |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 30 April 2004 (A1bd) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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