Colpichthys regis
False Grunion
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Atherinopsidae (New World Silversides)
Colpichthys
Colpichthys regis (False Grunion)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal.
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: endemic to the northern Gulf of California, north of 28°N.
Habitat Associations
Marine. pelagic-neritic.
Biology
Found in coastal waters (Ref. 9273).
Max length: 11.5 cm NG; common length: 15.0 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT), assessed 2007-05-25. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
IUCN (1990) 1990 IUCN red list of threatened animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K. 288 p.
Anonymous (1993) Computerized catalog of the fish collection. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California.
Lavenberg, R.J. and M. Chernoff (1995) Atherinidae. Pejerreyes. p. 889-901. 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.
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