Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 9 - 46 m (Ref. 2850), usually 9 - 12 m (Ref. 2850). Subtropical; 13°C - 19°C (Ref. 131056); 39°N - 26°N, 124°W - 113°W
Eastern Pacific: Timber Cove, Sonoma County in central California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 42.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850); max. reported age: 20 years (Ref. 39277)
Usually found on or near bottom in kelp beds or rocky areas (Ref. 2850). A solitary and nocturnal fish. (Ref. 131056). Viviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 36715).
Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums
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