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Odontoscion eurymesops (Heller and Snodgrass, 1903)
GALAPAGOS CROAKER
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Odontoscion eurymesops
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Odontoscion eurymesops

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Overview
Main identification features
  • dark lines along scale rows
  • d: 2nd part with 2-3 spines
  • a: 2nd spine = longest ray
Dorsal rays XI + II - III, 24-27; anal rays II, 8-9, 2nd spine = longest ray; pectoral rays 13-15; pored lateral-line scales 47-52; gill rakres on lower limb of first arch 16-18, total on first arch 24-26; mouth large, oblique, the upper jaw slightly projecting; no barbels on chin; eye large, 3.9-4.4 in head length; a row of somewhat enlarged sharp teeth in each jaw; margin of preopercle without serrations; tail margin straight or slightly rounded; soft dorsal and anal fins with well developed scaly sheath.

Color brownish with silvery reflections; sides with narrow longitudinal brown stripes following scale rows, these becoming oblique above lateral line; fins dusky to dark brown; juvenile probably similar to that of O. xanthops.

Size: to about 25 cm.

Inhabits rocky reefs.

Depth: 3-30 m.

Galapagos and Cocos Islands.


Attributes
Abundance: Common.
Cites: Not listed.
Climate Zone: Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo).
Depth Range Max: 30 m.
Depth Range Min: 3 m.
Diet: bony fishes; zooplankton; pelagic fish larvae.
Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=6; Southern limit=-2; Western limit=-93; Eastern limit=-87; Latitudinal range=8; Longitudinal range=6.
Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva.
Feeding Group: Carnivore; Planktivore.
FishBase Habitat: Reef Associated.
Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species.
Habitat: Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom); Water column; Reef (rock &/or coral).
Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only.
IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed.
Length Max: 25 cm.
Regional Endemism: Island (s); Island (s) only; TEP endemic; TEP oceanic island (s) endemic; Multiple oceanic islands endemic; All species.
Residency: Resident.
Salinity: Marine; Marine Only.
Water Column Position: Mid Water; Near Bottom; Bottom; Bottom + water column;


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References
  • Edgar, G.J. Banks, S., Fariña, J.M., Calvopiña, M. and Martínez, C., 2004., Regional biogeography of shallow reef fish and macro-invertebrate communities in the Galapagos archipelago., Journal of Biogeography, 31:1107-1124.
  • Fischer , W. , Krup , F. , Schneider , W. , Sommer , C. , Carpenter , K. E. and Niem, V. H., 1995., Guia FAO para la Identificacion de Especies de para los fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. Volumen III. Vertebrados - Parte 2., FAO3:1201-1813.
  • Heller , E. and Snodgrass, R.E., 1903., Papers from the Hopkins Stanford Galapagos expedition, 1898-1899. XV. New fishes., Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci., 5:189-229.
  • Humann, P., 1993., Reef Fish Identification: Galapagos., New World Publishing:192pp.
  • 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.

Acknowledgements

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