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Embiotocidae (Surfperches)
Etymology: Hysterocarpus: Greek, hysteros = later + Greek,karpos = fruit (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: John Boadman Trask (1824–1879) was a physician, amateur geologist, and founding member (1853) of the California Academy of Sciences, who was a friend of the author (who was also a founding member). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce; salobre demersal. Temperate; 41°N - 36°N
North America: Clear Lake; Russian, Sacramento-San Joaquin, and Pajaro-Salinas River drainages in California, USA. Three subspecies were recognized: Hysterocarpus traskii lagunae in Clear Lake; Hysterocarpus traskii pomo in Russian River; and Hysterocarpus traskii traskii in rest of range.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 86798); edad máxima reportada: 5 años (Ref. 72464)
Inhabits mud- to gravel-bottomed pools and runs of small to large, low-elevation rivers and lakes. Usually occurs near emergent aquatic plants or overhanging banks. Rarely enters brackish water (Ref. 86798). Viviparous, female carries the developing young (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Viviparous, female carries the developing young (Ref. 205).
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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