Stereolepis gigas Ayres, 1859

Giant sea bass

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Polyprionidae
Synonyms	... more
Common names	Giant seabass, Bar gigantesque, Lubina gigante, ... more

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Main reference

Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann. 1983. (Ref. 2850)
Other references | Biblio | Coordinator : Sedberry, George | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 250 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40637); max. published weight: 255.6 kg (Ref. 4699); max. reported age: 100 years (Ref. 56049)

Environment

Demersal; marine; depth range 5 - 46 m (Ref. 2850)

Climate / Range

Subtropical; 41°N - 16°N

Eastern Pacific: Humboldt Bay in California, USA to Mexico. Northwest Pacific: Japan (Ref. 559).
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Occur on rock bottoms; near shore, outside kelp beds and along drop-offs (Ref. 2850). Large specimens usually found deeper than 30 m, small ones over sand and in kelp beds mostly from 12-21 m (Ref. 2850). Aggregate for spawning in summer (Ref. 2850). Pelagic spawners (Ref. 56049). Live to at least age 100 years (Ref. 56049).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Critically Endangered (CR) (A1bd), IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tm=11; tmax=100; also Musick et al. 2000 (Ref. 36717))


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high vulnerability (86 of 100)	Very high

Entered by Froese, Rainer

Modified by Luna, Susan M.

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