Kelp
Bass
(Paralabrax
clathratus)
Family:
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Description
Back and sides mottled in solid shades of brown, belly
pale. Tail square-cut. Common to
occasional S. California, rare to the north.Distinctive
Features 
SIZE: 12-24 in.
max. 28 1/2 in
1. Large, pale oval to rectangular
blotches on back. 2. First two spines of foredorsal fin
short, spines three to five are of nearly equal length.
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