▁ ▁The ▁genus ▁contains ▁three ▁species : ▁▁ ▁Cape ▁or ▁southern ▁g rys b ok ▁R . ▁mel an ot is ▁ ▁Sh ar pe ' s ▁or ▁northern ▁g rys b ok ▁R . ▁sh ar pe i ▁ ▁Ste en b ok ▁R . ▁camp est ris ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : D war f ▁ant el op es ▁  ▁Category : M amm al ▁gener a ▁Category : T ax a ▁named ▁by ▁Charles ▁Hamilton ▁Smith <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁giant ▁sea ▁bass ▁ ▁( S tere ole pis ▁gig as ) ▁is ▁a ▁fish ▁native ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁Pacific ▁Ocean . ▁Although ▁commonly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁a ▁giant ▁sea ▁bass , ▁black ▁sea ▁bass ▁or ▁giant ▁black ▁sea ▁bass , ▁it ▁is ▁actually ▁a ▁w reck fish ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁Poly pr ion idae ▁rather ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁sea ▁bass ▁family ▁Ser ran idae ▁ ▁Character istics ▁Gi ant ▁sea ▁bass ▁reaching ▁a ▁size ▁of ▁ 2 . 5   m ▁( 8 . 2   ft ) ▁and ▁a ▁weight ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 5 5   kg ▁( 5 6 2   l bs ) ▁have ▁been ▁reported . ▁However , ▁in ▁Charles ▁F . ▁H older ' s ▁book ▁The ▁Channel ▁Islands ▁of ▁California , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁the ▁author ▁claims ▁spec im ens ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁California ▁att ained ▁ 8 0 0   lb ▁( 3 6 0   kg ). ▁As ide ▁from ▁its ▁trem