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| Main Ref: | Smith, S.W., D.W. Au and C. Show, 1998 | ||||||||||||
| Country: | USA | ||||||||||||
| Locality: | California | ||||||||||||
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| min 82 | (g) | (cm) | Ref: Smith, S.W., D.W. Au and C. Show, 1998 | ||||||||||
| max 95 | (g) | (cm) | |||||||||||
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| Comments on Fecundity: | In a litter. | ||||||||||||
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| Spawning Cycles: | (1/y) | Ref: | |||||||||||
| Comments: | Ovoviviparous; size at birth between 45 and 53 cm (Ref. 247). Gestation period 12 months. The reproductive cycle appears to be biennial. The nursery areas are in shallow coastal bays, such as San Francisco and Mointerey bays in California (Ref. 45445). In a litter. | ||||||||||||
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