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Etymology: taylori: Named for A.S. Taylor, its discoverer (Ref. 4525).
Eponymy: Alexander Smith Taylor (1817–1876) was a collector, author and historian of California where he had first arrived (1848) and opened an apothecary’s shop in Monterey (1849– 1860) before moving to Santa Barbara and marrying. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Girard.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas; estuarina demersal; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 280 m (Ref. 34024). Subtropical; 47°N -
Eastern Pacific: Washington, USA to Baja California and Ecuador. Record from the Gulf of California is doubtful.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.4 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 30541); common length : 30.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 55763)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 187 - 229; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais moles: 150 - 181; Vértebras: 86 - 91. Head naked; scales on body in basketweave pattern; precaudal vertebrae 18-19; swim bladder in males with posterior opening; body and head with numerous dark spots and blotches (Ref. 34024). Branchiostegal rays: 7 (Ref. 36413). Pelvic fin consists of one ray with two branches of unequal length (Ref. 36413).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Uncommon species found on sandy bottom from the shore to 280 m (Ref. 34024). Adults often burrow tail-first in sand, live in mucus-lined holes (Ref. 2850), mud, eelgrass and rock rubble (Ref. 36413). Mostly active at night and on overcast days (Ref. 2850). Important food for sea lions and cormorants (Ref. 2850). Oviparous, with planktonic larvae and extended pelagic juvenile (Ref. 36413). Oval, pelagic eggs float in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: sem interesse
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nível Trófico (Ref. 69278) |
4.1 ±0.57 se; based on food items. |
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Generation time |
2.9 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies. |
Resiliência (Ref. 120179) |
Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (K=0.3). |
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100). 🛈 |