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Mycteroperca xenarcha Jordan, 1888. Broomtail Grouper. To 150 cm (59 in) TL (Heemstra in Fischer et al.
1995). San Francisco, northern California (Miller and Lea 1972) to Callao, Peru (Chirichigno and Vélez
1998), including Gulf of California (Heemstra in Fischer et al. 1995) and Islas Galápagos (Miller and Lea
1972). Intertidal and to 70 m (230 ft) (min.: SIO 52-117; max.: Robertson and Allen 2002).
Paralabrax auroguttatus Walford, 1936. Goldspotted Sand Bass. To 71 cm (28 in) TL (Eschmeyer and
Herald 1983). Just north of Punta Rosalia (28°40'N, 114°16'W) and Isla Cedros, central Baja California
(M. L., unpubl. data) to Gulf of California (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983). The “southern California” site
reported in Eschmeyer and Herald (1983) is unverified (D. Pondella, pers. comm. to M. L.). At depths of
2–183 m (5–600 ft) or more (min.: SIO 65-296; max.: M. L., unpubl. data).
Paralabrax clathratus (Girard, 1854). Kelp Bass. To 72.1 cm (28.4 in) TL (Miller and Lea 1972). Columbia
River, Washington to Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja California (Miller and Lea 1972). Surface (Miller
and Lea 1972) and surf zone to 61 m (200 ft) (min.: Carlisle et al. 1960; max.: E. Vetter, pers. comm. to
M. L.); juveniles occasionally intertidal (Davis 2000).
Paralabrax maculatofasciatus (Steindachner, 1868). Spotted Sand Bass. To 38.1 cm (15 in) TL (Thomson
et al. 2000). Larger records are unsubstantiated. Monterey, central California (Miller and Lea 1972) to
central Mexico, including Gulf of California (Robertson and Allen 2002). Reported from San Francisco
Bay in late 1800s (Miller and Lea 1972). Surface to 61 m (200 ft), including intertidal (min.: Allen 1999;
max.: Miller and Lea 1972).
Paralabrax nebulifer (Girard, 1854). Barred Sand Bass. To 65.0 cm (25.6 in) TL (Miller and Lea 1972). Santa
Cruz, central California to Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja California (Miller and Lea 1972) and perhaps
in southern Mexico in the region around Acapulco (Heemstra in Fischer et al. 1995). Garcia-Rodriguez
and Aurioles-Gamboa (1997) reported an otolith from this species from a sea lion scat collected in La Paz,
Gulf of California. Surf zone to 183 m (3–600 ft) (min.: Carlisle et al. 1960; max.: Miller and Lea 1972).
Paranthias colonus (Valenciennes, 1846). Pacific Creolefish. To 35.6 cm (14.0 in) TL (Grove and Lavenberg
1997). San Diego, southern California (Robins et al. 1991) to Islas Lobos de Afuera, Peru (Chirichigno
and Vélez 1998), including Gulf of California (Heemstra in Fischer et al. 1995) and such offshore islands
as Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). Surface to 100 m (McCosker et al. 1997).
Pronotogrammus multifasciatus Gill, 1863. Speckled Bass or Threadfin Bass. To 26 cm (10.25 in) TL
(Eschmeyer and Herald 1983). Off east end of Anacapa Island, southern California (M. Nishimoto, pers.
comm. to M. L.) and south of Point Mugu (34°00'N, 119°00'W), southern California (D. Schroeder, pers.
comm. to M. L.) to Talara, Peru (Chirichigno and Vélez 1998), including Gulf of California (Heemstra
in Fischer et al. 1995) and Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). At depths of 40–300 m (131–
984 ft) (min.: Eschmeyer and Herald 1983; max.: McCosker et al. 1997).
*Pseudogramma thaumasium (Gilbert, 1900). Blackspot Reef-bass or Pacific Reef Bass. To 10 cm (4 in)
TL (Robertson and Allen 2002). Cabo San Lucas, southern Baja California (SIO 59-210) and Gulf of
California to Colombia, Islas Galápagos, Isla Cocos, and Isla Malpelo (Robertson and Allen 2002). At
depths of 3 m (10 ft) to perhaps 40 m (131 ft) (min.: SIO 61-276; max.: Robertson and Allen 2002).
Rypticus bicolor Valenciennes, 1846. Cortez Soapfish or Mottled Soapfish. To 30 cm (11.8 in) TL (Thomson
et al. 2000). Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja California (Watson in Moser 1996) to northern Peru
(Chirichigno and Vélez 1998), including Gulf of California (Thomson et al. 2000) and Islas Galápagos
(Grove and Lavenberg 1997). Surface to 70 m (230 ft) (min.: Robertson and Allen 2002; max.: Grove
and Lavenberg 1997).
Rypticus nigripinnis Gill, 1861. Blackfin Soapfish or Twice-spotted Soapfish. To 35 cm (13.8 in) TL
(Amezcua Linares 1996). Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja California (De La Cruz-Agüero et al. 1994)
and throughout Gulf of California to Puerto Pizarro, Peru (Chirichigno and Vélez 1998) and Islas