Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 58 - 402 m (Ref. 2850). Subtropical; 8°C - 12°C (Ref. 131085); 38°N - 26°N, 125°W - 113°W
Eastern Central Pacific: Point Pinos, Monterey County in central California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850); max. reported age: 15 years (Ref. 56049)
Common offshore water on flat bottom (Ref. 2850). Adults feed on krill and other zooplankton (Ref. 131085). Viviparous (Ref. 34817).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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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