Ecuador country information

Common names: Berrugate, Zapata
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: In range Ref. 9312.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Béarez, P., 1996
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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Lobotidae (Tripletails)
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Common names from other countries

Croupia roche du Pacifique, Dormilona del Pacífico, Berrugate, ... more

Issue
Also a synonym of Lobotes surinamensis.

Main reference

Heemstra, P.C. 1995. (Ref. 9312)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 100.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9312); common length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9312)

Environment

Marine; brackish; benthopelagic

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: Nicaragua to Peru (Ref. 9312). Mexico and Sea of cortez (Ref. 97273)
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Short description

Body deep and moderately compressed, the depth much greater than head length; eyes small; upper jaw scarcely protractile; vomer, palate and tongue toothless; nostrils round and close together; preopercle distinctly serrated; lower branch of first gill arch with 15 gill rakers; in large individuals, the dorsal and anal fins, along with the caudal fin, appear like 3 caudal fins; body olive colored, speckled with dark spots; juveniles yellowish with dark spots (Ref. 55763).

Feeds mainly on benthic crustaceans and small fishes (Ref. 9312).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.7 ±0.2 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Lobotes pacificus Gilbert, 1898