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Medialuna californiensis (Steindachner, 1876)

Halfmoon
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> Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Scorpididae (Halfmoons)
Etymology: Medialuna: Latin, media = middle + Latin, luna = noon (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Steindachner.

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

marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 0 - 40 m (Ref. 9310). Temperate; 51°N - 14°N, 129°W - 92°W

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Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, to Gulf of California; rare north of Point Conception in California, USA.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 48.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 2850); rapporterad maxålder: 8 år (Ref. 72462)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Often occur in rocky areas and in kelp beds. Found from inshore areas to 40 m depth. Feed on seaweed and small invertebrates. Pelagic spawner (Ref. 56049). Also caught with harpoons. The flesh is of excellent quality and is marketed fresh (Ref. 9310).

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Pelagic spawner (Ref. 56049).

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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)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 May 2007

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 12.5 - 22.3, mean 18.1 °C (based on 18 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.7500   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  2.7   ±0.22 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (tm=2).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 43.9 [26.8, 83.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.404 [0.251, 0.677] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [17.5, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.511 [0.305, 0.873] g/100g; Selenium = 12.1 [6.2, 23.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 10.3 [3.1, 34.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.653 [0.476, 0.917] mg/100g (wet weight);