About Paralabrax nebulifer (Girard, 1854)
This species, Paralabrax nebulifer, can reach a length of 67.0 centimetres (26.4 in) and a weight of 6.0 kilograms (13.2 lb). Its body is elongated and compressed, with a gray-white base color marked by dark vertical bars and a whitish belly. It has a large mouth and a slightly protruding lower jaw. A similar species is the spotted sand bass (P. maculatofasciatus), which can be distinguished by small spots covering its entire body. Both the barred sand bass and spotted sand bass have an elongated third dorsal spine, which sets them apart from the similar kelp bass (P. clathratus), which has dorsal spines of equal length. Barred sand bass are found in the range from Santa Cruz, California to Magdalena Bay in Baja California Sur.
