giant seabass

Stereolepis gigas

First dorsal fin lower

giant seabass is a marine fish of Eastern Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 250 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Oceanic Basses
Family: Stereolepididae
Genus: Stereolepis
Maximum length: 250 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Humboldt Bay in California, USA to Mexico. Northwest Pacific: Japan (Ref. 559 ).
Conservation status: CRCritically Endangered

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