Shorefishes of the Eastern Pacific online information system: Species Data Report

Fri 22nd Sep, 2023 04:47 am

Species - Malacoctenus gigas
Habitat
Salinity
 
Marine
Marine Only
Inshore/Offshore
 
Inshore Only
Inshore
Water Column Position
 
Bottom only
Bottom
Habitat
 
Reef only
Rocks
Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
Submerged vegetation
FishBase Habitat
 
Reef Associated
Feeding
Feeding Group
 
Carnivore
Data
Diet
 
Data
Mobile benthic worms
Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
Reproduction
Egg Type
 
Benthic
No data
Pelagic larva
Zoogeography
Global Endemism
 
All species
East Pacific endemic
Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
Regional Endemism
 
Island (s)
All species
TEP endemic
Continental TEP endemic
Continent
Continent + Island (s)
Cortez province endemic
Residency
 
Resident
Climate Zone
 
North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California)
Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)
Conservation status
IUCN Red List
 
Listed
Least concern
CITES
 
Not listed
Depth
Depth Range Min
 
1
Depth Range Max
 
5
Size
Length Max
 
13

Range
Note: range polygons may be inaccurate for species known only from a few, widely scattered sites
Based on paint data
Latitude Limit N32.5095
Latitude Limit S24.1046
Longitude Limit W-120.29
Longitude Limit E-112.1356
Latitudinal Range (N limit – S limit)8.4049
Longitudinal Range (W limit – E limit)-8.1544
Range Midpoint (lat/long)28.3071, -116.2128
Range Polygon Area: Km2776,012 sq km
Range Polygon Centroid (lat/long)28.8889, -114.4704
Habitat Area26,750 sq km
Based on point data
Sampling-Point Count :75
Range Polygon Area: Km2:682,565 sq km
Range Polygon Centroid (lat/long):27.895,-114.2723
Points
#LatLong
124.12-110.28
224.4-110.32
324.42-110.35
426.91-111.98
526.98-111.99
626.98-111.98
727.06-111.98
827.09-111.98
927.83-111
1027.87-110.83
1127.92-110.87
1227.93-111.05
1327.93-110.97
1427.95-111.13
1527.95-111.12
1627.95-111.08
1727.95-111.07
1827.95-111.06
1927.95-111.03
2027.95-111.02
2127.95-110.97
2227.97-111.1
2327.97-111
2427.98-111.35
2528.08-111.28
2628.3-111.42
2728.37-111.45
2828.44-112.9
2928.67-112.33
3028.75-112.32
3128.77-112.35
3228.78-111.92
3328.87-112.03
3428.88-113.07
3528.88-112.09
3628.92-112.11
3728.97-118.2646
3829-112.42
3929.16-112.2
4029.19-112.46
4129.37-112.45
4229.53-113.6
4329.55-113.6
4429.67-112.58
4529.8-114.4
4629.83-114.38
4729.83-112.65
4829.9-112.72
4929.92-112.75
5029.92-112.72
5129.95-114.42
5230.26-112.89
5330.27-112.85
5430.3-114.62
5530.35-114.63
5630.36-114.64
5730.59-114.66
5830.78-114.68
5930.93-114.7
6031-114.83
6131.02-114.82
6231.02-113.25
6331.03-114.82
6431.05-114.8
6531.3-113.58
6631.3-113.55
6731.31-113.58
6831.32-113.53
6931.33-113.65
7031.33-113.63
7131.33-113.55
7231.35-113.64
7331.48-114.02
7431.6-113.88
7531.67-114.5
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