Species: Xenichthys rupestris, Peruvian salema
Xenichthys rupestris Hildebrand, 1946
Peruvian salema
Elongate, compressed; head conical, compressed; eyes large; chin with 2 pairs of pores, rear pores larger, well separated, not in a hole; mouth short, oblique, lower jaw projecting; teeth minute, in bands on jaws, on roof of mouth; dorsal fin - spiny and soft parts almost separate, XI, I,longest spine not reaching second dorsal,17-18 rays, soft fin with longer base than spiny fin;pectoral short, no reaching level of anus; tail shallowly forked; anal - III small spines, 17-18 rays, soft part similar in size and form to soft dorsal; lateral-line scales 65-70.
Grey, 3 broad stripes along midflank and upper back, lowest one expanded into spot on tail base.
Size: 30 cm.
Habitat: sandy bottoms.
Depth: 0-10 m?
Colombia to central Peru.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Mid Water
- Near Bottom
- Water column only
- Habitat
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- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Water column
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Planktivore
- No Data
- Diet
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- Pelagic fish eggs
- Pelagic fish larvae
- Zooplankton
- No Data
- Egg Type
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- No data
- Pelagic larva
- Pelagic
- Global Endemism
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- East Pacific endemic
- TEP non-endemic
- All species
- Regional Endemism
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- Temperate Eastern Pacific, primarily
- Peruvian province, primarily
- Continent
- All species
- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) non-endemic
- Continent only
- Residency
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- Vagrant
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- South Temperate (Peruvian Province )
- IUCN Red List
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- Data deficient
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 30
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 10
