Fowlerichthys avalonis
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Lophiiformes (Anglerfish)
Antennariidae (Frogfishes)
Fowlerichthys
Fowlerichthys avalonis
Description
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Characters
Body shape: short and / or deep. Branchiostegal rays: 6 (Ref. 36491). Striking features: striking fins.
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Santa Catalina Island, southern California, USA to Peru.
Habitat Associations
Marine. demersal. depth range 0-300 m.
Biology
Adults inhabit rocky areas, including the intertidal zone. Found on sandy and muddy bottoms (Ref. 9269). Young individuals feed heavily on crustaceans but as they grow bigger, they consume more and more fish, sometimes catching and eating fishes their own size (Ref. 4930).
Max length: 33.0 cm TL; common length: 15.0 cm TL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none. Oviparous (Ref. 36491).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2008-05-01. Resilience: High (Fec assumed to be > 10,000).
References
Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966) Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p.
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.
Fitch, J.E. and R.J. Lavenberg (1975) Tidepool and nearshore fishes of California. California Natural History Guides:38. University of California Press, Berkelley and Los Angeles, California. 156 p.
Schneider, M. and R.J. Lavenberg (1995) Antennariidae. Ranisapos. p. 854-857. 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.
Watson, W. (1996) Antennariidae: frogfishes. p. 559-561. In H.G. Moser (ed.) The early stages of fishes in the California Current egion. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) Atlas No. 33. Allen Press, Inc., Lawrence, Kansas. 1505 p.
Jiménez Prado, P. and P. Béarez (2004) Peces Marinos del Ecuador continental. Tomo 2: Guía de Especies / Marine fishes of continental Ecuador. Volume 2: Species Guide. SIMBIOE/NAZCA/IFEA.
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