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Larimus acclivis Jordan and Bristol, 1898
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Larimus acclivis
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Larimus acclivis

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Main identification features
  • oblique lines above lateral line straight below
  • mouth very oblique, ends under center eye
Dorsal rays X + I, 27-30; anal rays II, 6; pored lateral-line scales 46-52; gill rakers on lower limb of first arch 13-16, total rakers 18-22; mouth strongly oblique, lower jaw projecting and directed upward; mouth very oblique, ends after center of eye; eye large, 3.6-3.7 in head length; 4 minute pores on tip of chin, no barbel; teeth small, in a single series; margin of preopercle without serrations; pectoral fins reaching beyond tips of depressed pelvic fins to about level of anus; second anal spine strong, longer than first soft ray; caudal fin very bluntly pointed, more pointed in young; soft dorsal and anal fins with scaly sheath on basal half.

Color silver, greyish on upper back; sides with distinct blackish stripes following scale rows; fins yellowish, especially pectoral, pelvic, anal, and tail fins.

Size: attains a length of 30 cm.

Inhabits coastal waters.

Depth: 1-60 m.

Baja California Sur and the eastern Gulf of California to northern Peru.


Attributes

Abundance: Common.

Cites: Not listed.

Climate Zone: North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California); Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap); Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos); Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo).

Depth Range Max: 60 m.

Depth Range Min: 1 m.

Diet: zooplankton; bony fishes; Pelagic crustacea; pelagic fish larvae.

Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=32; Southern limit=-4; Western limit=-115; Eastern limit=-78; Latitudinal range=36; Longitudinal range=37.

Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva.

Feeding Group: Planktivore.

FishBase Habitat: Pelagic.

Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species.

Habitat: Estuary; Water column.

Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only.

IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed.

Length Max: 30 cm.

Regional Endemism: Continent; Continent only; TEP endemic; Continental TEP endemic; 3 provinces (Cortez + Mexican + Panamic) endemic; All species.

Residency: Resident.

Salinity: Brackish; Marine.

Water Column Position: Mid Water; Near Bottom; Water column only;

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References
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I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page.


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