Amphistichus rhodoterus, Redtail surfperch : gamefish, aquarium

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Amphistichus rhodoterus (Agassiz, 1854)

Redtail surfperch
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Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Embiotocidae (Surfperches)
Etymology: Amphistichus: Greek, amphi = on both sides + Greek, stix, -ichos = row (Ref. 45335);  rhodoterus: From 'rodoteros' meaning rosy (Ref. 6885).
More on author: Agassiz.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino; salobre demersal; rango de profundidad 0 - 7 m (Ref. 2850). Temperate; 50°N - 34°N, 126°W - 119°W

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada to Avila Beach, central California, USA.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2850); edad máxima reportada: 9 años (Ref. 56049)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 9 - 10; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 25-28; Espinas anales 3; Radios blandos anales: 28 - 31. Caudal fin broadly forked (Ref. 6885). Generally silvery overlaid lightly with a brassy cast; light green above; sides with a series of about 9 to 11 narrow vertical dark bars, posteriorly, broken and staggered along the lateral line; caudal and anal fins red (Ref. 6885).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Adults are found in sand beaches in surf on exposed coast, sometimes in bays and backwaters (Ref. 2850). 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).

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

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)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesca deportiva: si; Acuario: Acuarios públicos
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Fuentes de Internet

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 10.3 - 14, mean 12.1 °C (based on 57 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00872 - 0.02396), b=3.00 (2.85 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.5 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (tm=3; tmax=9; Fec=39).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100).