© Copyright Ross Robertson, 2006 · 12 Parahypsos piersoni Click on map for details about points. IDnature guides Fish SFTEP Links We parsed the following live from the Web into this page. Such content is managed by its original site and not cached on Discover Life. Please send feedback and corrections directly to the source. See original regarding copyrights and terms of use. FishBase 80x5 - 240x3 - 240x4 - 320x1 - 320x2 - 320x3 - 640x1 - 640x2 Set display option above. Click on image to enlarge. © Copyright Photographer/SFTEP, 2002 · 0 Parahypsos piersoni 2 thumbnails  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features groove: nape to eye; eye: 1 many-branched cirrus d: no notch, black blotch at front mottled, saddles on back; a: dark outer line Body slender; nostril with a short, 2-branched cirrus; 1 pair short, heavily branched cirri above eyes; groove along side of head between nape and eye; jaw teeth incisor-like, in 1 row, immovable, no canines; gill openings restricted to sides of body by fusion of gill cover membranes to throat; dorsal VIII-IX, 15-16, no notch between spiny & soft parts; anal II, 24; pelvic I, 3; lateral line straight, ends above anal origin. Body light, with dark mottling, blotches & series short dark saddles along base of dorsal; dark spots along body above anal fin; red-edged black spot over 1st 3 dorsal fin spines; anal with dark band along outer half. Size: 3 cm. Habitat: rocky shores. Depth: 0-10 m?. El Salvador to 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: 10 m. Depth Range Min: 0 m. Diet: mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); benthic microalgae; mobile benthic worms. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=14; Southern limit=-6; Western limit=-89; Eastern limit=-78; Latitudinal range=20; Longitudinal range=11. Egg Type: Benthic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Omnivore. FishBase Habitat: Demersal. Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species. Habitat: Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom); Rocks; Reef (rock &/or coral); Barnacles & worm tubes; Reef only. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 3 cm. Regional Endemism: Continent only; Continent; TEP endemic; Continental TEP endemic; Panamic province endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. 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 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 II. Vertebrados - Parte 1., FAO2:647-1200. Gilbert , C.H. and Starks, E.C., 1904., The fishes of Panama Bay., Mem. Calif. Acad.Sci., 4:1-304. Jimenez-Prado, P., Béarez, P., 2004., Peces marinos del Ecuador continental / Marine fishes of continental Ecuador., SIMBIOE/NAZCA/IFEA tomo 1 y 2. 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. Meek , S.E. and Hildebrand, S.F., 1928., The marine fishes of Panama. Part III., Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Zool. Ser. Publ., XV:709-1045. 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=Parahypsos&speciesname=piersoni ---> http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Parahypsos&speciesname=piersoni http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Parahypsos&speciesname=piersoni ---> https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Parahypsos&speciesname=piersoni &pull 20q v5.145 20180528: Error 500 Can't locate object method "new" via package "LWP::Protocol::https::Socket" https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Parahypsos&speciesname=piersoni Updated: 2024-04-26 18:10:13 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation