Fertilized eggs are present in November and December. The larval stage lasts from less than four weeks to two months. Natural Mortality Estimates for natural mortality were not available for calico rockfish. No information is available on diseases in calico rockfish. Juvenile calico rockfish feed on zooplankton such as copepods, barnacle cyprids, and larval fish.
Adults feed on larger crustaceans such as euphausiids, fishes, and cephalopods.
Larger rockfish species, lingcod, cabezon, and salmon prey upon adult calico rockfish. Sea birds and dolphins have also been known to feed on calico rockfish. Competition Calico rockfish probably compete with other foraging rockfish species and other finfishes with similar food habits. Critical Habitat Juvenile calico rockfish are found in areas of soft sand-silt sediment, and on artificial reefs. They are associated with areas of high and low relief, including artificial reefs.