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Embiotocidae (Surfperches)
Etymology: Hypsurus: Greek, hypsi = high + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Thomas Cary (1824–1888) of San Francisco was a businessman, amateur naturalist, and the brother-in-law of Louis Agassiz, who described the species. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Agassiz.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) βενθικό(ς); εύρος βάθους 1 - 50 m (Ref. 96339). Subtropical; 41°N - 30°N, 125°W - 115°W (Ref. 96339)
Eastern Pacific: Cape Mendocino in northern California, USA to northern Baja California, Mexico.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 2850)
Adults occur in rocky shores, often at edges of kelp beds, occasionally over sand but not in surf (Ref. 2850). Viviparous, female carries the developing young (Ref. 205). Caught mostly by rocky shore fishermen. Aggregates in the fall.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
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
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Αναφ.
123201): 12 - 17.9, mean 13.5 °C (based on 10 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Αναφ.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01905 (0.00827 - 0.04391), b=2.97 (2.77 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Αναφ.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Ελαστικότητα (Αναφ.
120179): Μεσαίο(α), ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 1,4 - 4,4 έτη (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 93.3 [51.0, 164.4] mg/100g; Iron = 1.06 [0.61, 1.79] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.5, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.265 [0.164, 0.426] g/100g; Selenium = 22.5 [11.6, 44.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 11.2 [3.4, 36.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.778 [0.552, 1.131] mg/100g (wet weight);
