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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
Ökologie
seewasser demersal; tiefenbereich 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.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 2850)
Kurzbeschreibung
Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 34 - 37; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 7 - 10; Afterflossenstacheln: 2; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 24 - 27; Wirbelzahl: 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
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
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 Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Aquarium: Kommerziell
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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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
