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Click on image to enlarge. www.fao.org Copyright Michel Lamboeuf · 0 Chilara taylori 3 thumbnails  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features head and body - dark blotches body blotches - 3-4 rows dorsal fin 187-229 pelvics under eye scales at oblique angles Elongate, compressed at rear; head and snout rounded; snout overhanging; teeth simple, in several rows on jaws, and front and sides of roof of mouth; pelvic fins present as two free rays inserted under eye, 0.9-1.2 times length of pectoral fin; dorsal and anal fins low, with long bases, confluent with tail fin; dorsal fin 187-229; anal fin 150-181; lateral line incomplete, extends onto rear of tail; scales smooth, set at oblique angles, none on head. Cream to brown; head and body with large dark spots, tending to form 3-4 rows on body; orange tint around mouth; pores on head in white halos; dorsal and anal fins with black margins; juvenile lacks dark spots. Size: reaches at least 40 cm. Habitat: benthic on sandy bottoms in which it burrows tail first, night active. Depth: 1.5-731 m. A temperate species known from Washington state to central Baja to the north of our region and from Ecuador in the southern part of the TEP. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo); Antitropical (North and South temperate). Depth Range Max: 731 m. Depth Range Min: 1.5 m. Diet: mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); bony fishes. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=47; Southern limit=-1; Western limit=-126; Eastern limit=-81; Latitudinal range=48; Longitudinal range=45. Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore. FishBase Habitat: Bentho-Pelagic. Global Endemism: TEP non-endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species. Habitat: Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove); Soft bottom only; Sand & gravel. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 40 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. 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. Girard, C., 1858., Fishes. In General report upon zoology fo the several Pacific railrad routes, 1857., U. S. Senate Misc. Doc., (78):1-400. Jimenez-Prado, P., Béarez, P., 2004., Peces marinos del Ecuador continental / Marine fishes of continental Ecuador., SIMBIOE/NAZCA/IFEA tomo 1 y 2. Jordan , D.S. and Evermann, B.W., 1898., The fishes of North and Middle America: a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama. Part III., Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus., 47:2183-3136. Lea , R. N. and Béarez, F., 1999., Occurrence of Chilara taylori (Ophidiidae), an eastern north pacific cusk-eel from ecuadorian waters., Cybium, 23:99-100. 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. Nielsen , J. G. , Cohen , D. M. , Markle , D. F. and Robins, C. R., 1999., Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes)., FAO Fish. Synop. No 125, 18(125):1-177. Snodgrass , R. E. and Heller, E., 1905., Papers from the Hopkins Stanford Galapagos expedition, 1898-1899. XVII. Shorefishes of the Revillagigedo, Clipperton, Cocos and Galapagos Island., Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci., 6:333-427. 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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=Chilara&speciesname=taylori ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Chilara&speciesname=taylori http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Chilara&speciesname=taylori ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Chilara&speciesname=taylori https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Chilara&speciesname=taylori ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Chilara-taylori.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    Chilara Species in    Ophidiidae - Classification - Ophidiinae Ophidiidae Ophidiiformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Chilara taylori ( Girard , 1858 ) Spotted 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. Chilara taylori   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Chilara taylori Picture by Gotshall, D.W. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Ophidiinae Etymology: taylori: Named for A.S. Taylor, its discoverer (Ref. 4525 ) . More on author: Girard . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 0 - 280 m (Ref. 34024 ). Subtropical; 47°N - Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Eastern Pacific: Washington, USA to Baja California and Ecuador. Record from the Gulf of California is doubtful. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 40.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30541 ); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 187-229; Anal spines : 0; Anal soft rays : 150 - 181; Vertebrae : 86 - 91. Head naked; scales on body in basketweave pattern; precaudal vertebrae 18-19; swim bladder in males with posterior opening; body and head with numerous dark spots and blotches (Ref. 34024 ). 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 found on sandy bottom from the shore to 280 m (Ref. 34024 ). Adults often burrow tail-first in sand, live in mucus-lined holes (Ref. 2850 ), mud, eelgrass and rock rubble (Ref. 36413 ). Mostly active at night and on overcast days (Ref. 2850 ). Important food for sea lions and cormorants (Ref. 2850 ). Oviparous, with planktonic larvae and extended pelagic juvenile (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 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  4.1   ±0.57 se; based on food items. Generation time: 2.9 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.3). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100). 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