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Etropus ectenes Jordan, 1889
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Etropus ectenes
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Etropus ectenes

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Overview
Main identification features
  • eyes and head small
  • body height less than less than 1/2 sl
  • pectoral: bars
  • lateral line has 54-55 scales
  • dorsal fin 88-96 anal fin 68-78
Eyes on left side; relatively slender, body height 41-44% of standard length; head small, 21-25% of standard length, pointed; upper eye at edge of head and partly over midline crest that extends between eyes; mouth small, 20-25% of head length; most of teeth on blind side, in 1 row on both jaws; 8-9 rakers on lower arm of 1st gill arch; lateral line not extending onto head and without arch over pectoral, relatively straight; base of eye side pelvic on midline of body; urinary papilla on blind side, immediately behind anus; pectoral 67-77% of head length; 92-95 dorsal rays; 73-76 anal rays; 54-55 lateral line scales.

Eye side grey to grey-brown, with dark blotches, fins spotted, pectoral with irregular bars; blind side pale.

Size: 24 cm.

Habitat: shallow soft bottoms, including estuaries.

Depth: 0-50 m.

Panama 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: 50 m.
Depth Range Min: 0 m.
Diet: octopus/squid/cuttlefish; mobile benthic worms; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); bony fishes.
Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=8; Southern limit=-15; Western limit=-82; Eastern limit=-73; Latitudinal range=23; Longitudinal range=9.
Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva.
Feeding Group: Carnivore.
FishBase Habitat: Demersal.
Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species.
Habitat: Estuary; 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: 24 cm.
Regional Endemism: Continent; Continent only; TEP endemic; Continental TEP endemic; Panamic province endemic; All species.
Residency: Resident.
Salinity: Brackish; Marine.
Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only;


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References
  • Abbott, J.F., 1899., The marine fishes of Peru., Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 51:324-364.
  • 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., 1946., A descriptive catalog of the shore fishes of Peru., Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus., 189:1-530.
  • 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 Goss, D. K., 1889., A review of the flounders and soles (Pleuronectidae) of America and Europe., Rept. U.S. Fisheries Comm., 14:225-342.

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