Peprilus medius
Pacific Harvestfish
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Stromateidae (Butterfishes)
Peprilus
Peprilus medius (Pacific Harvestfish)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: short and / or deep.
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands.
Habitat Associations
Marine. benthopelagic. depth range 10-60 m.
Biology
Occurs near the surface of coastal water to over bottom of continental shelf (Ref. 11035).
Max length: 31.6 cm TL; max weight: 428 g.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none. Also Ref. 101194.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2008-05-02. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: commercial.
References
Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966) Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p.
Haedrich, R.L. and M. Schneider (1995) Stromateidae. Palometas. p. 1622-1624. 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.
CENAIM (1992) A field guide to the edible fishes and shellfishes in coastal waters of Ecuador. Centro Nacional de Acuicultura e Investigaciones Marinas (CENAIM), Ecuador. 95 p.
Ballón, R.M. (2005) Comparative analysis of the community structure and trophic relations of the Peruvian hake Merluccius gayi peruanus and its by-catch of the years 1985 and 2001. Msc. Thesis in International Studies in Aquatic Tropical Ecology, University of Bremen, Germany:-.
Nieto-Navarro, J.T., M. Zetina-Rejón and F. Arreguín-Sánchez (2010) Length-weight relationship of demersal fish from the eastern coast of the mouth of the gulf of California. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 5(6):494-502.
Coello, D., M. Herrera and R. Zambrano (2020) Length-weight relationship of 74 fish species caught in the continental coast of Ecuador. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 37:129-134. DOI: 10.1111/jai.14113
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