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Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) >
Embiotocidae (Surfperches)
Etymology: Phanerodon: Greek, phaner, -eros = visible + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); furcatus: furcatus meaning forked - referring to the tail (Ref. 6885).
More on author: Girard.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur ? - 43 m (Ref. 2850). Subtropical; 52°N - 27°N, 130°W - 113°W
Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island, southern British Columbia to Punta Cabras, northern Baja California, Mexico.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2850)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 9 - 11; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 20 - 26; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 29 - 34; Vertèbres: 38 - 42. Greenish above but predominately silvery; dark line at base of posterior part of dorsal; fins usually yellowish except for edging of dark on tail fin, and usually a dark spot on edge near anterior end of anal fin (Ref. 6885).
Adults often occur near piers, docks, in bays and sandy areas, but usually in quiet water and offshore areas near rocks (Ref. 2850). Viviparous, female carries the developing young (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Viviparous, female carries the developing young (Ref. 205).
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur; pêche sportive: oui
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 10.3 - 18, mean 10.9 °C (based on 24 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01318 (0.00547 - 0.03178), b=3.05 (2.84 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (tm=2; tmax=8).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
