| Common name | Highsnout bigscale |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Territory | United States (contiguous states) |
| Locality | South of southern California to Bering Sea, 54-66°N |
| Ref. | Matarese, A.C., A.W. Kendall, D.M. Blood and M.V. Vinter, 1989 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
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