Species: Porichthys greenei, Greene's midshipman, Grumpy midshipman, Shorthead midshipman
back: 4-6 saddles
fins clear
Porichthys greenei Gilbert & Starks, 1904
Shorthead midshipman, Greene's midshipman, Grumpy midshipman
Body compressed, elongate; head a little flattened above, no tentacles; eye small; one solid spine on opercle; no subopercular spines; teeth like canines; 7 (7-8) lower gill rakers; first dorsal fin 2 solid spines, separate from second dorsal fin; second dorsal 35-39 rays; anal rays 35 (33-37); dorsal and anal fins broadly joined to tail; pectoral round, 14-17 rays; 10 tail rays; no scales; 4 lateral lines on body with light organs; lower lateral line ends ~ 12 pores BEHIND same line of light organs.
5 (4-6) dark saddles on back; dorsal, anal and tail fins clear, no dark borders or spots.
Size: 8.5 cm.
Habitat: sandy and muddy bottoms.
Depth: 5-30 m.
Southern Mexico to Colombia.
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- Salinity
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- Brackish
- Freshwater
- Non Marine
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom only
- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Mud
- Estuary
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Freshwater
- Soft bottom only
- Sand & gravel
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- No Data
- Diet
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- Bony fishes
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves
- No Data
- Egg Type
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- No pelagic phase
- No data
- Benthic
- 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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- TEP endemic
- Continental TEP endemic
- Mexican + Panamic provinces endemic
- Continent only
- All species
- Continent
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 8.5
- Depth Range Min
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- 5
- Depth Range Max
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- 30
