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Main identification features
- head deep, firm;mouth: large, oblique
- preopercle 2 spines; chin: 4 pores, knob
- top opercle - dark blotch
- pectoral reaches anus
Deep bodied, head deep, triangular; top of head wide, arched between eyes, cavernous, translucent, firm to touch; eye moderate (~21% of head length); chin with 4 pores, and a small knob; mouth large (reaches almost to rear of eye), slightly overhung by snout, oblique; preopercle with 2 strong, slender spines; gill rakers long & slender, 36-38 on 1st arch; dorsal fin XII-XIII, 21-24; anal fin 9 rays, straight rear edge, 2nd spine long & strong (50-60% of head length); tail bluntly pointed to slightly rounded, ~3/4 of head length; pectoral reaches anus level; pelvic without filament; scales large, rough on body, smooth on head and between lateral line and dorsal fin; all fins heavily scaled with small, elongate smooth scales, median fins with scale sheath at base; 48-50 lateral line scales.
Preserved fish: Body uniform yellowish-silver, nape and top of back finely stippled with brown, larger dots on sides; dark blotch at upper corner of opercle; lower half of eye with dark rim; top of front 1/3 of top lip dark; inside mouth & tongue pale; tip of spiny dorsal dark, of soft dorsal less dark; tail dusky, anal pale; lining of gut cavity silver.
Size: 17 cm.
Habitat: mud and sand bottom.
Depth: 3- 15 m.
Known from Nayarit to Guerrero, central Mexico.
Attributes
Abundance: Common.
Cites: Not listed.
Climate Zone: Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos).
Depth Range Max: 15 m.
Depth Range Min: 3 m.
Diet: zooplankton; pelagic fish larvae; pelagic fish eggs.
Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=22; Southern limit=17; Western limit=-106; Eastern limit=-99; Latitudinal range=5; Longitudinal range=7.
Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva.
Feeding Group: Planktivore.
FishBase Habitat: Demersal.
Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species.
Habitat: Estuary; Mud; 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: 17 cm.
Regional Endemism: Continent only; Continent; TEP endemic; Continental TEP endemic; Mexican province endemic; All species.
Residency: Resident.
Salinity: Brackish; Marine.
Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only;
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- Chao, L. N., 2001., Two new species of Stellifer from inshore waters of the eastern Pacific, with a redescription of S. ephelis (Perciformes: Sciaenidae)., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 49(Supplement 1):67-79.
- 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.
- 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.
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