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Embiotocidae (Surfperches)
Etymology: Hyperprosopon: Greek, hyper = over + Greek, prosopon = face, snout of animal (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 101 m (Ref. 96339). Subtropical; 46°N - 27°N, 125°W - 114°W
Eastern Pacific: Seal Rock in Oregon, USA to central Baja California, Mexico.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850); common length : 14.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850); max. reported age: 3.00 years (Ref. 27643)
Occurs on the surface up to 101 m (Ref. 96339). Rarely caught from surf and piers by sport fishermen. Viviparous, female carries the developing young (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Viviparous, female carries the developing young (Ref. 205).
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. (Ref. 2850)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01318 (0.00549 - 0.03164), b=3.05 (2.83 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
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Generation time |
1.8 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies. |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=3; K>0.3). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (23 of 100). 🛈 |