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 Chilipepper
Rockfish (Sebastes
goodei)This species occurs from Magdalena Bay, Baja California, to Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Chilipeppers are not found in the marketplace as frequently as other rockfishes because they are rarely caught in depths less than 360 feet along the coast of California. They generally occur over rocky bottoms and have been harvested as deep as 1,080 feet.
Largest Recorded is 22 inches; 5.25 pounds.
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Adult
chilipepper feed on small crustaceans, small squids, or on such fishes as
anchovies, young hake, small sardines, and lanternfishes. Chili peppers
may live to be at least 16 years old.
