Caulolatilus princeps (Jenyns, 1840)
Ocean whitefish
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Caulolatilus princeps
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Latilidae (Deepwater tilefishes)
Etymology: Caulolatilus: Greek, kaulos = stem, stalk + Latin, latus = wide (Ref. 45335); princeps: princeps meaning leader (Ref. 6885).
More on author: Jenyns.
Etymology: Caulolatilus: Greek, kaulos = stem, stalk + Latin, latus = wide (Ref. 45335); princeps: princeps meaning leader (Ref. 6885).
More on author: Jenyns.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 91 m (Ref. 5227), usually 24 - 55 m (Ref. 5227). Subtropical; 51°N - 18°S, 129°W - 70°W
Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands; rare north of central California, USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 102 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850); max. published weight: 5.8 kg (Ref. 40637)
Max length : 102 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850); max. published weight: 5.8 kg (Ref. 40637)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 25; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 23.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits rocky bottoms (Ref. 9119). Also found on soft sand and mud bottoms. Solitary species. Digs into the substrate for food (Ref. 5227).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
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Dooley, J.K., 1978. Systematics and biology of the tilefishes (Perciformes: Branchiostegidae and Malacanthidae) with descriptions of two new species. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. No. 411:1-78. (Ref. 8991)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 May 2007
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
FAO - Fisheries: landings search; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us
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Abundance
Growth parameters
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Recruitment
Abundance
Anatomy
Gill area
Brain
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Physiology
Body composition
Nutrients
Oxygen consumption
Swimming type
Swimming speed
Visual pigments
Fish sound
Diseases & Parasites
Toxicity (LC50s)
Body composition
Nutrients
Oxygen consumption
Swimming type
Swimming speed
Visual pigments
Fish sound
Diseases & Parasites
Toxicity (LC50s)
Human related
Aquaculture systems
Aquaculture profiles
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Stamps, coins, misc.
Aquaculture systems
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Stamps, coins, misc.
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Internet sources
AFORO (otoliths) | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | Websites from users | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes: genus, species | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - Fisheries: landings search; Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | OneZoom | Open Tree of Life | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | RFE Identification | Socotra Atlas | TreeBase | Tree of Life | Wikipedia: Go, Search | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.00708 (0.00298 - 0.01684), b=3.07 (2.86 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.6 ±0.45 se; based on food items. |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tm>4). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
High vulnerability (64 of 100). 🛈 |
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100). 🛈 |
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Price category (Ref. 80766) |
Low. |
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Nutrients (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 17.1 [7.9, 32.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.401 [0.226, 0.719] mg/100g; Protein = 18 [16, 21] %; Omega3 = 0.121 [0.066, 0.214] g/100g; Selenium = 23.3 [11.3, 47.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 34.2 [11.0, 109.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.635 [0.417, 0.938] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies. |