Species: Porichthys analis, Dark-edge midshipman, Gulf saddled midshipman, Gulf saddled toadfish
border D: 6 blotches
A&C dark margins, A 33-39
Porichthys analis Hubbs & Schultz, 1939
Gulf saddled toadfish, Gulf saddled midshipman, Dark-edge midshipman
Body compressed, elongate; head a little flattened above, no tentacles; one strong solid spine on opercle, no subopercular spines; teeth like canines; 12 (11-13) lower gill rakers; dorsal rays II + 34-41; anal rays 36 (33-39); dorsal and anal fins not joined to tail fin; head and body scaleless; a sharp, non-venomous spine on upper rear corner of gill cover; four lateral lines with conspicuous rows of light organs; lower lateral line on flank with 16 pores BEHIND end of its light-organ row.
Tan or silvery whitish with 6-7 (5-9) brown saddles along upper body; dorsal fin with ~ 6 blotches along outer half; tail with dark border; front part of anal fin with dark margin.
Size: grows to at least 30 cm.
Inhabits sand and mud bottoms.
Depth: 1-225 m.
Southern Baja and the Gulf of California to central Mexico.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Bottom only
- Habitat
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- Soft bottom only
- Sand & gravel
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- No Data
- Carnivore
- Diet
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- Bony fishes
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- No Data
- Mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves
- Egg Type
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- No data
- Benthic
- No pelagic phase
- No pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- East Pacific endemic
- All species
- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- All species
- Continent
- Continent only
- Continental TEP endemic
- TEP endemic
- Cortez + Mexican provinces endemic
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos)
- Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)
- North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 30
- Depth Range Min
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- 1
- Depth Range Max
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- 225
