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FishBase 1 thumbnail  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features crisscross lines along scale rows dorsal fin and a: black margins pelvic less than pectoral Elongate, compressed; head compressed, top profile convex, length 22% of standard length; snout with blunt process, not overhanging mouth; eye ~24% of head length; no flaps under nostrils; 4-8 rakers on lower limb of first gill arch; dorsal and anal fins continuous with tail; pectorals long (1.7-2.1 in head), equal to or slightly longer than pelvics, 20-23 rays; dorsal 124-153 rays; anal 99-126 rays; scales often at right angles, small, non-overlapping, none on head or fins; lateral line high on body, incomplete. Plain brownish to olive above, paler below, with dark lines along scales producing crisscross pattern; dorsal and anal fin pale with blackish margins, other fins pale; inside mouth and gill chamber dark; no dark spot on chin. Size: reaches 28 cm. Habitat: benthic on sand and mud bottoms ; probably nocturnally active. Depth: 1-110 m. California to southern Baja California. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California); Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap). Depth Range Max: 110 m. Depth Range Min: 1 m. Diet: mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); bony fishes. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=38; Southern limit=24; Western limit=-122; Eastern limit=-111; Latitudinal range=14; Longitudinal range=11. Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore. FishBase Habitat: Demersal. Global Endemism: TEP non-endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species. Habitat: Sand & gravel; Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove); Soft bottom only. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 28 cm. Regional Endemism: Continent only; Continent; Temperate Eastern Pacific, primarily; Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) non-endemic; California province, primarily; All species. Residency: Vagrant. Salinity: Marine; Marine Only. Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only; Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System References Balart , E. F. , Castro-Aguirre , J. L. , Aurioles-Gamboa , D. , García-Rodriguez , F. and Villavicencio-Garayzar, C., 1995., Adiciones a la ictiofauna de Bahía de la Paz, Baja California Sur, México., Hidrobiologica, 5:79-85. Eschmeyer , W. N. , Herald , E. S. and Hamman, H., 1983., A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America from the Gulf of Alaska to Baja California. Peterson Field Guide Ser. 28., Houghton Mifflin:336pp. Findley, L.T., Hendrickx, M.E., Brusca, R.C., van der Heiden, A.M., Hastings, P.A., Torre, J., 2003., Diversidad de la Macrofauna Marina del Golfo de California, Mexico., CD-ROM versión 1.0. Projecto de la Macrofauna del Golfo .  Derechos reservados de los autores y Conservación Internacional. Galván-Magaña, F., Gutiérrez-Sánchez, F., Abitia-Cárdenas, L.A., Rodríguez-Romero, J., 2000., The distribution and affinities of the shore fishes of the Baja California Sur lagoons. In Aquatic Ecosystems of Mexico: Status and Scope. Eds. M. Manuwar, S.G. Lawrence, I.F. Manuwar & D.F. Malley. Ecovision World Monograph Series., Backhuys Publishers:383-398. García-Rodríguez , F. J. and Aurioles-Gamboa, D., 1997., Contribución al conocimiento de la diversidad íctica en la Bahía de La Paz por … lobo marino de California, Zalophus californianus californianus. En Urbán Ramírez, J. y M. Ramírez Rodríguez (Eds.). La Bahía de La Paz investigación y conservación., Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur:151-162. Hubbs, C.L., 1916., Notes on the Marine Fishes of California., Univ. Calif. Pubs. Zool., 16:153-169. Lea, R. N., 1980., Systematics and zoogeogaphy of cusk-eels of the family Ophidiidae, subfamily Ophiddinae, from the eastern pacific ocean., University of Miami:188pp. Love, M.S., Mecklenburg, C.W., Mecklenburg, T.A., Thorsteinson, L.K., 2005., es of the West Coast and Alaska: a checklist of North Pacific and Artic Ocena species from Baja California to the Alaska-Yukon border., U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, 288pp. Acknowledgements Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Ophidion&speciesname=scrippsae ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Ophidion&speciesname=scrippsae http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Ophidion&speciesname=scrippsae ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Ophidion&speciesname=scrippsae https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Ophidion&speciesname=scrippsae ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Ophidion-scrippsae.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Ophidion Species in    Ophidiidae - Classification - Ophidiinae Ophidiidae Ophidiiformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Ophidion scrippsae ( Hubbs , 1916 ) Basketweave cusk-eel Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Ophidion scrippsae   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Ophidion scrippsae Picture by Amezcua Linares, F. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Ophidiinae Etymology: Ophidion: Diminutive of Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335 ) . More on author: Hubbs . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 110 m (Ref. 34024 ), usually 3 - 7 m (Ref. 2850 ). Subtropical Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Eastern Pacific: Point Arguello in California, USA (Ref. 2850 ) to Baja California. The single record from the Gulf of California is erroneous. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 28.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 124-153; Anal spines : 0; Anal soft rays : 99 - 126; Vertebrae : 65 - 69. Branchiostegal rays: 7 (Ref. 36413 ). Pelvic fin consists of one ray with two branches of unequal length (Ref. 36413 ). Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Uncommon species ranging from the shore to 110 m depth (Ref. 34024 ). Usually found on sand bottom from 2.7-7 m depth (Ref. 2850 ). Oviparous, with pelagic larvae (Ref. 36413 ). Oval, pelagic eggs float in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Oviparous (Ref. 36413 ). Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins , 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 23 May 2007 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses Fisheries: of no interest FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00204 (0.00117 - 0.00357), b=3.17 (3.01 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.5   ±0.50 se; based on food items. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (18 of 100). 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