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Cyclopsettidae (Sand whiffs)
Etymology: Citharichthys: Latin, cithara = lire like instrument + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Charles Henry Gilbert (1859–1928) was an ichthyologist and fishery biologist, whose main area of study was Pacific salmon. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Jenkins & Evermann.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina; sötvatten; brackvatten bottenlevande; djupintervall ? - 36 m (Ref. 9330). Tropical; 32°N - 18°S, 115°W - 71°W
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.9 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 124487); common length : 20.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 9330); publicerad maxvikt: 258.00 g (Ref. 124487)
Kort beskrivning
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 76 - 89; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 57 - 68; Ryggkotor: 33 - 35.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Found on soft bottoms of trawling grounds and bays (Ref. 11482); commonly found in estuaries; sometimes enters freshwater. Feeds on big benthic invertebrates and small fishes. Utilized fresh and frozen.
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
Hensley, D.A., 1995. Paralichthyidae. Lenguados. p. 1349-1380. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9330)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
Mänskliga användningsområden
Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell
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Önskad temperatur (Ref.
123201): 20.4 - 29, mean 25.9 °C (based on 263 cells).
Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00776 (0.00475 - 0.01270), b=3.15 (3.01 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.63 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 0.9 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
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