Scientific Name: Stereolepis gigas
Range: Humboldt Bay, California to the tip of Baja, California
Habitat: Kelp forests and rocky reefs
Diet: Fish and crustaceans
Size: 7 ft (2 m)
Fun Fact: Hunted to near extinction in the 1920s and 1930s this now protected species is making a slow recovery and increasing in population.
IUCN Conservation Status: Critically endangered