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Semicossyphus pulcher (California sheephead)

Synonyms: Bodianus pulcher; Labrus pulcher; Pimelometopon pulcher; Pimelometopon pulchrum
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Wikipedia Abstract

The California sheephead, Semicossyphus pulcher, is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Pacific Ocean. Its range is from Monterey Bay, California, to the Gulf of California, Mexico. This species can live for up to 20 years in favorable conditions and can reach a size of up to 91 cm (3 ft) and a weight of 16 kg (35 lb). They are carnivorous, living in rocky reef and kelp bed habitats, feeding primarily on sea urchins, molluscs, and crustaceans.
View Wikipedia Record: Semicossyphus pulcher

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Semicossyphus pulcher

Attributes

Maximum Longevity [1]  53 years

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary   California, United States
Channel Islands National Park II 139010 California, United States

Prey / Diet

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Larus glaucescens (Glaucous-winged Gull)1

Predators

Consumers

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
♦ 2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 3Site-specific differences in the feeding ecology of the California sheephead, Semicossyphus pulcher (Labridae), Robert K. Cowen, Environmental Biology of Fishes Vol. 16, No. 1-3, pp. 193-203. 1986
♦ 4Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0