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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) > Serraninae
Etymology: Paralabrax: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, labrax, -akos = a fish, Dicentrarchus labrax (Ref. 45335).

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Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 183 m (Ref. 2850), usually ? - 30 m (Ref. 9324). Subtropical; 34°N - 17°N

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 67.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40637); max. published weight: 6.0 kg (Ref. 40637); max. reported age: 31 years (Ref. 56049)

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Eastern Pacific: ranges from Santa Cruz in central California, USA to Magdalena Bay, Baja California. Also appears in front of Acapulco, Mexico (Ref. 9342).

Usually found on sand bottom among or near rocks from shallow areas to about 183 m depth, but usually at less than 30 m. Juvenile feed on benthic invertebrates (crabs, bivalves and mysids) and rarely fish; adults prey on fishes (especially Porichthys notatus) and also on crustaceans (Ref. 9342). Pelagic spawners (Ref. 56049). Important game fish (Ref. 9342).

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Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 336 p.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Gamefish: yes

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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00000 (0.00000 - 0.00000), b=0.00000 (0.00000 - 0.00000), based on (Ref. 93245).

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±0.54 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=3.5; tmax=31).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100) .

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Paralabrax nebulifer (Girard, 1854)