Species: Porichthys ephippiatus, Saddle midshipman

outer D: 11 dark blotches
A & C: margins clear, A: 26-30

Porichthys ephippiatus Walker & Rosenblatt, 1988
Saddle midshipman
Body compressed, elongate; head a little flattened above, no tentacles;one solid spine on opercle; no subopercular spines; teeth like canines; 8 (7-9) lower gill rakers; first dorsal fin 2 solid spines, separate from second dorsal fin; second dorsal 31-32 rays; anal rays 28 (26-30; dorsal and anal fins not joined to tail; no scales; 4 lateral lines on body with light organs; lower lateral line ends ~ 5 pores BEHIND same line of light organs.
With 5 (4-6) dark saddles on back; occasionally spots on head and nape; dorsal fin with up to 11 dark blotches along outer half, up to 7 forming bars; tail pale, with blotches occasionally, no dark border; anal fin clear; pectoral dusky on outer part of upper rays and upper base.
Size: 13.5 cm.
Habitat: sandy and muddy bottoms.
Depth: 15-245 m.
Mouth of the Gulf of California to Guatemala.

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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 (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Soft bottom only
- Mud
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- No Data
- Diet
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- No Data
- Mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves
- Bony fishes
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Egg Type
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- No data
- No pelagic larva
- No pelagic phase
- Benthic
- Global Endemism
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- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- All species
- East Pacific endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- TEP endemic
- Continent
- Continent only
- Continental TEP endemic
- All species
- 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)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 13.5
- Depth Range Min
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- 15
- Depth Range Max
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- 245