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Here are some of the species that are found in the surf zone along the beaches of Southern California.

 

 

 

Barred surfperch:  Spawning season is January – April. They give live birth March – July with young being approx. 2.5 inches in length and 4 –113 fry, (average is 33) They range up to17 inches in length and 4.5 lbs.

 

 

 

Walleye surfperch:  Mating season takes place in October – December and gives live birth the following spring. The young are approx. 1.5 inches in length and mature in about 12 – 16 months. Walleye surfperch feed primarily on small crustaceans. They grow to about 10 – 11 inches in length with the average of about 4 to 6 inches.

 

 

Yellow fin croaker:  Spawning occurs in the summer months June through August. The diet of the yellow fin croaker consists mainly of small fishes and fish fry; however, invertebrates such as small crustaceans, worms and mollusks are also eaten in large numbers.

They range up to 18 inches and about 4.5 lbs.

 

 

 

Corbina:  Spawning season is June through September with the concentration being July through August. They lay eggs offshore,

which are free floating.

There diet is made up of 90% sand crabs and the rest being ghost shrimp, bloodworms, pile worms and bean clams.

They range up to 28 inches and about 8.5 lbs.

 

 

 

Halibut:  Spawning takes place twice a year in relatively shallow water during the months of April through July, then again in early fall.  Males first mature when they are 2 or 3 years of age, but females do not mature until they are 4 or 5. A 5 year old fish may be anywhere from 11 to 17 inches long. California halibut feed almost exclusively upon anchovies and similar small fishes. At times they are observed jumping clear of the water as they make passes at anchovy schools near the surface.

 

 

Leopard shark:  Leopard sharks are ovoviparious (eggs are incubated internally). They become sexually mature at about 10 years old. Males are usually 2-4 ft. in length and females are 3-3.5 ft. Spawning season is April and May. They give birth to 4 to 30 pups that are 7-8 in. long and are born live after about a 12-month gestation period. They can reach 5 to 6 feet in length and about 70 lbs. These sharks are bottom feeders. They eat clams, worms, shrimp, crabs, fish eggs and small fish/fry.   

 

 

Shovelnose Guitarfish (Shovelnose sand shark):  Mating takes place during the summer months with there young being born during the following spring and summer. They are 6-inch miniatures of the adults. The guitarfish diet consists of a variety of crustaceans, worms and clams.

 

 

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