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Clinidae (Clinids)
Etymology: metzi: Named after W.P. Gibbons, an early naturalist from Alameda, California and C.W. Metz, perceptive student of the genus Gibbonsia (Ref. 6885, 27436).
Eponymy: Dr William P Gibbons (1812–1897) was a physician and naturalist from Delaware. [...] Dr Charles William Metz (1889–1975) was an American zoologist, geneticist and taxonomist whose doctorate was awarded by Stanford University. He co-wrote: A catalog of the fishes known from the waters of Korea (1913). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Hubbs.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 0 - 9 m (Ref. 2850). Subtropical; 51°N - 27°N, 129°W - 114°W
Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada to central Baja California, Mexico.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2850)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 34 - 37; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 7 - 10; Épines anales: 2; Rayons mous anaux: 24 - 27; Vertèbres: 49. Caudal and pectorals rounded (Ref. 6885). Red or brown, weakly striped or mottled with darker shades (Ref. 6885).
Found among seaweeds, especially in tide pools and kelp.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 10.7 - 19, mean 15.4 °C (based on 84 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00513 (0.00223 - 0.01182), b=3.06 (2.86 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
