Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus californicus (Cooper 1863)

Branchiostegal rays: 10-12 (Ref. 36606).

Oviparous (Ref. 36606).

Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 13; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 9 - 12; Vertebrae: 48 - 51

Adults are epipelagic and neritic. Capable of leaping and gliding out of the water for considerable distances above the surface.

bait: occasionally