Shorefishes of the Eastern Pacific online information system: Species Data Report
Fri 09th Jun, 2023 09:54 am
Species - Opistognathus fossoris
Habitat
Salinity
 
Marine
Marine Only
Inshore/Offshore
 
Inshore
Inshore Only
Water Column Position
 
Bottom
Bottom only
Habitat
 
Sand & gravel
Soft bottom only
Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
FishBase Habitat
 
Bathypelagic
Feeding
Feeding Group
 
Carnivore
No Data
Diet
 
Bony fishes
Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
Mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves
No Data
Reproduction
Egg Type
 
Pelagic larva
Brooded
No data
Zoogeography
Global Endemism
 
Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
All species
East Pacific endemic
Regional Endemism
 
TEP endemic
Continental TEP endemic
Continent only
All species
Continent
Cortez province endemic
Residency
 
Resident
Climate Zone
 
Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)
Conservation status
IUCN Red List
 
Least concern
Listed
CITES
 
Not listed
Size
Length Max
 
10.8
Depth
Depth Range Min
 
12
Depth Range Max
 
32
Range
Note: range polygons may be inaccurate for species known only from a few, widely scattered sites
Based on paint data
Latitude Limit N29.988
Latitude Limit S23.2641
Longitude Limit W-115.7598
Longitude Limit E-111.2296
Latitudinal Range (N limit – S limit)6.7239
Longitudinal Range (W limit – E limit)-4.5302
Range Midpoint (lat/long)26.6261, -113.4947
Range Polygon Area: Km2344,891 sq km
Range Polygon Centroid (lat/long)26.7249, -113.3081
Habitat Area26,285 sq km
Based on point data
Sampling-Point Count :8
Range Polygon Area: Km2:282,624 sq km
Range Polygon Centroid (lat/long):26.185,-111.64
Points
#LatLong
122.83-109.83
222.96-109.8
324.15-109.78
424.37-110.33
524.5-110.37
625.5-111.02
726.08-111.09
829.54-113.5
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