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Embiotocidae (Surfperches)
Etymology: Embiotoca: Greek, embios = permanent, for all the life + Greek, tokos,-oy = birth (Ref. 45335); jacksoni: jacksoni for A.C. Jackson , who first noted that black perch bore living young and brought this information to the attention of Alexander Agassiz (Ref. 4930).
Eponymy: A C Jackson, while fishing in San Salita (Sausalito) Bay, California, caught an unusual fish that had living fish inside, which he described as “…perfect miniatures of the mother”. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Agassiz.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) βενθικό(ς); εύρος βάθους 0 - 46 m (Ref. 2850), usually ? - 6 m (Ref. 2850). Subtropical; 40°N - 23°N, 124°W - 114°W
Eastern Pacific: Fort Bragg in northern California, USA to central Baja California in Mexico, including Guadalupe Island (off northern central Baja California).
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 39.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 2850); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 700.00 g (Ref. 2850); μεγ. αναφερόμενη ηλικία: 10 έτη (Ref. 56049)
Short description
Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία
Adults chiefly live in rocky areas near kelp, occasionally over sand bottom of coastal bays and around piers and pilings, and rarely in surf. Occur from intertidal areas to 46 m depth, but usually at about 6.1 m. Usually form small groups. Viviparous, female carries the developing young (Ref. 205).
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
αλιεία: Εμπορικό(ά); Ενυδρείο: Δημόσια ενυδρεία
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Αναφ.
123201): 12.8 - 19.3, mean 16.7 °C (based on 64 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Αναφ.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02951 (0.01486 - 0.05860), b=2.99 (2.81 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Αναφ.
69278): 3.3 ±0.38 se; based on food items.
Ελαστικότητα (Αναφ.
120179): Μεσαίο(α), ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 1,4 - 4,4 έτη (tm=1.5; tmax=10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 95.6 [52.9, 168.8] mg/100g; Iron = 1.15 [0.65, 1.96] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [17.7, 19.7] %; Omega3 = 0.264 [0.164, 0.428] g/100g; Selenium = 25.8 [13.2, 51.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 6.99 [2.16, 22.97] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.694 [0.489, 1.013] mg/100g (wet weight);
