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Ephippidae (Spadefishes, batfishes and scats)
Etymology: Chaetodipterus: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, dipteros = with two fins (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Girard.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 3 - 50 m (Ref. 37955). Subtropical; 33°N - 15°S, 118°W - 76°W
Eastern Pacific: San Diego, California, USA to Peru.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 65.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2850); common length : 25.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 55763)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Body very deep and compressed; head short, with a slopping, slightly concave profile; mouth small and terminal; snout blunt and not at all prominent; posterior end of jaw not surpassing anterior rim of eye; branchiostegal membranes joined to isthmus; dorsal fin spines well developed (Ref. 55763).
Found in inshore areas with sandy bottoms or coral reefs, forming small schools (Ref. 9299). Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 37955). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 2850.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 20.6 - 28.5, mean 25.6 °C (based on 60 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02138 (0.01152 - 0.03968), b=2.85 (2.69 - 3.01), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.43 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 21.3 [10.0, 41.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.49 [0.28, 0.81] mg/100g; Protein = 19.4 [18.3, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.145 [0.085, 0.251] g/100g; Selenium = 18.4 [8.8, 36.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 25.1 [6.4, 92.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.626 [0.412, 0.939] mg/100g (wet weight);
