Species profile
Sargo
Anisotremus davidsonii
At a glance
Sargo (Anisotremus davidsonii) is an IUCN Least Concern bony-fish species with specific harvest rules tracked in 1 of 66 jurisdictions covered by CatchRules.
Confirmed by 547 research-grade iNaturalist observations, concentrated in California.
Notable details
- Sargo produce an audible grunt by grinding their pharyngeal (throat) teeth together.
- They range from Point Conception, California south through Baja California.
- Adults can reach 22 inches, though most caught from shore run under 15 inches.
- A bold dark vertical bar crosses their silver body just behind the pectoral fins.
- Juveniles shelter in estuaries and bays before moving to rocky reefs and kelp beds as adults.
Where Sargo are seen
Jurisdictions with rules for Sargo
Background
Anisotremus davidsonii, also known as the Xantic sargo or simply the sargo, is a species of grunt native to the eastern Pacific Ocean. They are found from Santa Cruz, California to Baja California, Mexico, with an isolated population located in the Gulf of California.
Background excerpt adapted from Wikipedia's Sargo article (CC BY-SA). Visit Wikipedia for the full entry.
Other bony fish on CatchRules
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