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Embiotocidae (Surfperches)
Etymology: Ditrema: Greek, di = two + Greek, trema = hole (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr David Starr Jordan (1851–1931) was a leading American ichthyologist, physician, educator, peace activist and believer in eugenics; moreover, he was founding President of Stanford University. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Subtropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 76763)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 22; Anal soft rays: 25 - 29; Vertebrae: 35 - 40. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 9-10 (mode 9) spines; 20-24 (mode 21) scales below lateral line; posterior end of dorsal-fin base before the anal-fin base; body coppery-red when fresh; anterior suborbital area with dark rounded marking margined with white lines, or broad dark inverse trapezoid marking; preopercle with dark spot at posteroventral corner, dark line along posterior margin; spinous portion of dorsal fin often with longitudinal black stripe on lower half; faint longitudinal dark line along anal-fin base; pelvic-fin base lacking a distinct black spot anteriorly (Ref. 76763).
Adults inhabit rocky shores among Sargassum (Ref. 76763). Viviparous, female carries the developing young (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Viviparous, female carries the developing young (Ref. 205).
Katafuchi, H. and T. Nakabo, 2007. Revision of the East Asian genus Ditrema (Embiotocidae), with description of a new subspecies. Ichthyol. Res. 54:350-366. (Ref. 76763)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01905 (0.00827 - 0.04391), b=2.97 (2.77 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
