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Kyphosus elegans (Peters, 1869)

Cortez sea chub
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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Kyphosidae (Sea chubs)
Etymology: Kyphosus: Greek, kyphos = bent (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Peters.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά) Υφαλόφιλο(α); εύρος βάθους 1 - 40 m (Ref. 55763). Tropical; 33°N - 2°S, 120°W - 70°W

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Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Ecuador, including the Galapagos Islands (Ref. 9310); and Peru (first record).

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 53.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 55763); common length : 25.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 55763)

Short description Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία

Body oval, somewhat elongate, and compressed (depth contained less than 2.0 times in standard length); head and mouth small; teeth highly characteristic, forming a single anterior row in each jaw, incisiform and somewhat lanceolate in shape, resembling the head of a golf club, their roots compressed and horizontally set, forming a striated plate inside the mouth; vomer toothed; dorsal fin with 13 soft rays; lateral line scales 59 to 61; first anal ray longer than subsequent rays; body entirely dark gray, with dark stripes on flanks; sometimes with white spots (Ref. 55763).

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Sometimes seen in schools of K. analogus, also known to school and graze with Prionurus laticlavius. Stays close to shore in shallow waters. Feeds mainly on attached algae, occasionally ingests plankton and benthic invertebrates (Ref. 28023).

Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες

Oviparous (Ref. 101771).

Main reference Upload your references | Αναφορές | Συντονιστής | Συνεργάτες

Knudsen, S.W. and K.D. Clements, 2013. Revision of the fish family Kyphosidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Zootaxa 3751(1):001-101. (Ref. 95491)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 May 2007

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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αλιεία: περιορισμένης εμπορικότητας; αλιεία αναψυχής: ναί
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 18.6 - 28.4, mean 21.6 °C (based on 8 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01778 (0.00765 - 0.04135), b=3.01 (2.81 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref. 69278):  2.9   ±0.32 se; based on food items.
Ελαστικότητα (Ref. 120179):  Μεσαίο(α), ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 1,4 - 4,4 έτη (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 38.5 [20.5, 64.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.522 [0.325, 0.810] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.3, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.0913 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 36.2 [21.1, 64.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 43.6 [12.1, 144.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.09 [0.77, 1.52] mg/100g (wet weight);