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Click on image to enlarge. © Copyright Photographer/SFTEP, 2002 · 0 Ophidion fulvum 2 thumbnails  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features operculum: metallic spot d: base - dark line, margin - dark + spot at front lower gill-spines: 4 stubby short pelvic = 1.3 x pectoral a: dark margin Elongate, compressed; head compressed; snout pointed, with small bump at front; eye slightly elongate, ~29% of head length; mouth large, horizontal, lower jaw shorter, top jaw reaches to end of pupil; jaw teeth simple, in bands, outer series enlarged; 4 short, stubby rakers on lower limb of first gill arch; lateral line high, absent on rear 1/3 of tail; dorsal and anal fins continuous with tail; dorsal 137-160 rays, origin behind middle of pectoral; anal 112-136 rays, origin about 1 head-length behind dorsal origin; pectoral broad, short, reaching <1/2 way to anal, 23-26 rays; pelvic fins ~1/3 longer than pectorals, inserted under eye; scales elongate, not overlapping and not in regular series, at right angles, none on head. Uniform brown, paler on abdomen and chest; operculum with metallic earspot; dorsal fin with narrow brown band along length of its base, a dark blotch at the front; margin of dorsal, tail and anal fins faintly edged in black; foregut pale, no dark chin spot, inside mouth and gill chamber dark. Size: 18 cm. Habitat: mangroves and still muddy and sandy bottoms. Depth: 1-20 m. Costa Rica to northern Peru. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo); South Temperate (Peruvian Province ). Depth Range Max: 20 m. Depth Range Min: 1 m. Diet: mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); bony fishes. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=10; Southern limit=-6; Western limit=-86; Eastern limit=-78; Latitudinal range=16; Longitudinal range=8. Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore. FishBase Habitat: Demersal. Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species. Habitat: Mangrove; Mud; 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: 18 cm. Regional Endemism: Continent only; Continent; TEP endemic; Continental TEP endemic; Panamic province endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Brackish; Marine. 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 Béarez, P., 1996., Lista de los Peces Marinos del Ecuador Continental., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 44:731-741. 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. Hildebrand , S.F. and Barton, O., 1949., A collection of fishes from Talara, Perú., Smithsonian Miscellaneus Collections, 111:1-36. Jimenez-Prado, P., Béarez, P., 2004., Peces marinos del Ecuador continental / Marine fishes of continental Ecuador., SIMBIOE/NAZCA/IFEA tomo 1 y 2. 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. Lopez , M. I. and Bussing, W. A., 1982., Lista provisional de los peces marinos de la Costa Rica., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 30(1):5-26. Rubio , R. E. A. and Estupiñan, F., 1990., Ictiofauna del Parque Nacional Natural Sanquianga, un Analisis de su Estructura y Perspectivas para su Manejo., Memorias del VII Seminario Nacional de las Ciencias y Tecnologías del Mar. Comisión Colombiana de Oceanografía. Bogota, Colombia., :660-670. Rubio, E.A., 1988., Estudio taxonomico de la ictiofauna acompañante del camaron en areas costeras del Pacifico de Colombia., Memorias del VI Seminario Nacional de las Ciencias del Mar. Comisión Colombiana de Oceanografía. Bogota, Colombia., :169-183. 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=fulvum ---> http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Ophidion&speciesname=fulvum http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Ophidion&speciesname=fulvum ---> https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Ophidion&speciesname=fulvum https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Ophidion&speciesname=fulvum ---> https://fishbase.net.br/summary/Ophidion-fulvum.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 fulvum ( Hildebrand & Barton , 1949 ) Earspot cusk eel Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Ophidion fulvum Picture by Robertson, R. 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 authors: Hildebrand & Barton . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Brackish; demersal; depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 34024 ). Tropical; 10°N - 5°S Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica to northern Peru. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763 ); common length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763 ) Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Uncommon species (Ref. 34024 ) found in mangrove areas, on muddy and sandy bottoms (Ref. 9329 ). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae 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 )   Near Threatened (NT)  ; 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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Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00257 (0.00122 - 0.00544), b=3.17 (2.99 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.5   ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). Comments & Corrections Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : Laguna, Philippines Page last modified by : mrius-barile Updated: 2024-04-24 05:20:35 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation