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    Giant Sea Bass

    Stereolepis gigas

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    CRCritically EndangeredAlso known as: Black pacific jewfish, Black Sea Bass, giant seabass

    Natural History

    Habitat

    kelp forest and rocky nearshore bottom of the southern California coast

    Classroom Facts

    • Its scientific name is Stereolepis gigas, and biologists group it in the Polyprionidae family (order Perciformes).
    • The IUCN Red List assesses this species as Critically Endangered (CR).
    • Where it lives: kelp forest and rocky nearshore bottom of the southern California coast.
    • Other common names: Black pacific jewfish, Black Sea Bass, giant seabass.