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Common names: Butterfish, Pacific butterfish, Pacific pompano
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Hart, J.L., 1973
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Periodically abundant in California. Found in California markets (Ref. 6885).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983
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Classification / Names

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

Stromaté argenté, Palometa plateada, Palometa plateada, ... more

Main reference

Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann. 1983. (Ref. 2850)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 28.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9346)

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 9 - 91 m (Ref. 2850)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred 15°C (Ref. 107945); 52°N - 23°N, 129°W - 109°W

Distribution

Northeast Pacific: Queen Charlotte Sound in British Columbia, Canada to southern Baja California Sur and the Gulf of California. Occurrence in Nicaragua needs verification.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 45-47; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 39 - 44; Vertebrae: 29. Brilliantly iridescent, green or blue above, silvery below; dusky on fins (Ref. 6885).

Commonly found on sand bottom of exposed coasts. Usually occurs in shallow water near shore and often forms small, but fairly dense, schools (Ref. 4563).

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 = 0.5078 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.0 ±0.2 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Assuming tm=1)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (19 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
High

Peprilus simillimus (Ayres, 1860)