. ▁This ▁species ▁pre fers ▁water ▁temper atures ▁of ▁, ▁though ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁waters ▁between ▁. ▁Tem per atures ▁cool er ▁than ▁ 1 8   ° C ▁would ▁make ▁the ▁yellow tail ▁sink ▁into ▁deeper ▁waters ▁to ▁con serve ▁energy . ▁ ▁Range ▁and ▁habitat ▁The ▁yellow tail ' s ▁range ▁is ▁circum global , ▁in ▁subt rop ical ▁waters . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁near ▁Catal ina ▁Island , ▁San ▁Clement e ▁Island , ▁and ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁Bay , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁Mexican ▁waters ▁such ▁as ▁B aja ▁California ▁Pen ins ula ▁and ▁G ulf ▁of ▁California , ▁con greg ating ▁at ▁certain ▁areas ▁in ▁mass ▁numbers ▁like ▁C ed ros ▁Island ▁and ▁Ben itos ▁Island . ▁During ▁the ▁summer ▁they ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁association ▁with ▁floating ▁k el p ▁p add ies ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁southern ▁California ▁and ▁B aja ▁California . ▁ ▁Y ellow tail ▁populations ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁waters ▁off ▁South ▁Africa , ▁the ▁Walter ▁Sho als , ▁Amsterdam ▁Island , ▁Japan , ▁Australia , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁New ▁C aled onia , ▁Hawai i , ▁R apa , ▁Pit ca ir n ▁Island , ▁Je ju ▁Island , ▁and ▁E aster ▁Island . ▁In ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Pacific , ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁waters ▁off ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁south ▁to ▁Chile . ▁They ▁are ▁usually ▁found ▁around ▁off sh ore ▁islands , ▁rock y ▁re ef s , ▁and ▁k el p ▁b eds . ▁They ▁are