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Amphistichus rhodoterus (Agassiz, 1854)

Redtail surfperch
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> Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Embiotocidae (Surfperches)
Etymology: Amphistichus: Greek, amphi = on both sides + Greek, stix, -ichos = row (Ref. 45335)rhodoterus: From 'rodoteros' meaning rosy (Ref. 6885).
More on author: Agassiz.

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

marino; salobre demersal; rango de profundidad 0 - 7 m (Ref. 2850). Temperate; 50°N - 34°N, 126°W - 119°W

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Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada to Avila Beach, central California, USA.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2850); edad máxima reportada: 9 años (Ref. 56049)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 9 - 10; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 25 - 28; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 28 - 31. Caudal fin broadly forked (Ref. 6885). Generally silvery overlaid lightly with a brassy cast; light green above; sides with a series of about 9 to 11 narrow vertical dark bars, posteriorly, broken and staggered along the lateral line; caudal and anal fins red (Ref. 6885).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Adults are found in sand beaches in surf on exposed coast, sometimes in bays and backwaters (Ref. 2850). Viviparous, female carries the developing young (Ref. 205).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Viviparous, female carries the developing young (Ref. 205).

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Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

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


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial; pesca deportiva: si; Acuario: Acuarios públicos
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 10.3 - 14, mean 12.1 °C (based on 57 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01413 (0.00848 - 0.02352), b=3.00 (2.85 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.5 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (tm=3; tmax=9; Fec=39).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.