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Etymology: Ernogrammus: Greek, ernos, -eos, -ous = bud, shoot, descendenat + Greek, gramma = letter, mark, signal (Ref. 45335); walkeri: Named for B.W. Walker (UCLA) who discovered the species.
Eponymy: Professor Dr Boyd Wallace Walker (1917–2001) was an American fisheries biologist; ultimately Professor Emeritus of Zoology-Fisheries at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he worked for over three decades (1949–1980). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 1 - 21 m (Ref. 26664). Subtropical
Eastern Central Pacific: California, USA.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.8 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 26664)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 50 - 51; Épines anales: 2; Rayons mous anaux: 31 - 33; Vertèbres: 53 - 55. Tubule processes of the lateral line canals are inclined irregularly, postdorsally, and postventrally; unbanded pectorals; branchiostegal membrane separate from isthmus.
Inhabits the littoral and sublittoral zones; apparently nocturnal and lives in rock crevices (Ref. 26664).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Follett, W.I. and D.C. Powell, 1988. Ernogrammus walkeri, a new species of prickleback (Pisces: Stichaeidae) from south-central California. Copeia 1988(1):135-152. (Ref. 26664)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES (Ref. 131153)
Not Evaluated
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 14 - 15.9, mean 15.3 (based on 14 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00380 (0.00163 - 0.00884), b=3.16 (2.96 - 3.36), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100).