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Pholidae (Gunnels)
Etymology: Ulvicola: Latin, ulva = sedge (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Subtropical, preferred ?
Eastern Pacific: Pacific Grove in central California, USA to northern Baja California in Mexico, including Guadalupe Island (off northern central Baja California).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850)
Rests on kelp, usually high up in kelp canopy at depths to about 12 m. Feeds on small crustaceans.
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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