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| Blepsias cirrhosus AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS |
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Hemitripteridae (Sea ravens) > Hemitripterinae
Etymology: Blepsias: Greek, blepsias, -ou = a kind of fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Pallas.
Etymology: Blepsias: Greek, blepsias, -ou = a kind of fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Pallas.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 150 m (Ref. 50550). Temperate; 66°N - 34°N
Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
North Pacific: Sea of Japan to the Bering Sea and to San Simeon, central California, USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20 - 25; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 18 - 21. Caudal fin rounded. Pelvic fins small.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Occurs in intertidal areas and to 37 m depth, but more common in subtidal areas (Ref. 2850). Often found among algae (Ref. 2850). Adults inject eggs into the tissue near the gastral cavity of a sponge to use as a spawning bed (Ref. 34818).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
External fertilization with internal insemination (Ref. 37516). Adults inject eggs into the tissue near the gastral cavity of a sponge to use as a spawning bed (Ref. 34818).
Main reference
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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))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 29 November 2023
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Gamefish: yes
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Internet sources
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Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.7812 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.00631 (0.00332 - 0.01198), b=3.13 (2.95 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.5 se; based on diet studies. |
| Generation time | 3.3 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies. |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=234-404). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100). 🛈 |