Posts Tagged Hermosa Beach Pier

California’s SoCal Bass — #1 —Kelp Bass aka Calico Bass

March 11, 2013 by kenjones
  Sea Basses—Family Serranidae Kelp Bass from the Shelter Island Pier in 2013 Species: Paralabrax clathratus (Girard, 1854); from the Greek words para (near) and labrax (a European bass), and the Latin clathratus  (latticed, referring to the coloring on the back). Alternate Names: Commonly called calico bass; also rock bass, bull bass, checkerboard bass, kelp [...]
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