HomeMarine aquarium fishWrassesSe?orita Se?orita (Oxyjulis californica) Scientific name: Oxyjulis californica G?nther, 1861 The Se?orita (Oxyjulis californica) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Salt Point in northern California, USA to southern central Baja California, Mexico. BiologyLive in kelp and other seaweeds and over rocks. Found usually at depths shallower than 23 m but also caught at depths up to 73 m. Often form small groups, frequently well off bottom. When disturbed often burrows in bottom sediment. Sleep at night buried in sand with head protruding. Feed on a variety of small invertebrates and also picks parasites from other fishes that come to be cleaned. No sex reversal. Pelagic spawner.Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameOxyjulis californicaFamilyLabridae (Wrasses)OrderPerciformes (Perch-like fish)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length25.0EnvironmentMarine; demersalClimateSubtropicalDistributionEastern Pacific: Salt Point in northern California, USA to southern central Baja California, Mexico.Conservation status (IUCN)Least Concern (LC)Threat to humansHarmlessUsesAquarium: commercialResilienceMedium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=1; tmax=4) More wrassesCalifornia sheepheadSemicossyphus pulcherGreen razorfishXyrichtys splendensCunnerTautogolabrus adspersusRosy razorfishXyrichtys martinicensisBlueheadThalassoma bifasciatumRock wrasseHalichoeres semicinctusSee all wrasses SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026