Atherinops affinis, Topsmelt silverside : fisheries

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Atherinops affinis (Ayres, 1860)

Topsmelt silverside
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> Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides) > Atherinopsinae
Etymology: Atherinops: Greek, atherina, the Greek name for the eperlane; 1770 + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335);  affinis: affinis which means related - in this case to fishes of the genus Atherina (Ref. 6885).
More on author: Ayres.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

समुद्री; खारा; गहराई सीमा ? - 26 m (Ref. 96339). Subtropical; 52°N - 21°N, 130°W - 105°W (Ref. 96339)

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Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada to Baja California, Mexico and the Gulf of California.

आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 37.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 9273); common length : 28.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 9273); अधिकतम सूचित उम्र: 9 वर्षो (Ref. 72477)

Short description आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण): 6 - 10; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण): 8-14; गुदा कांटा 1; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 19 - 25; जानवरों की रीड़ का जोड़: 44 - 52. Blue gray to green above, silvery below; a striking silver band bordered above with blue extends the full length of the body (Ref. 6885). Branchiostegal rays: 5-6 (Ref. 36497).

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Common in bays, muddy and rocky areas and kelp beds, also in estuaries (Ref. 36497). Form schools. Adults feed on zooplankton (Ref. 9273), while juveniles feed on algae and kelp fly larvae (Ref. 4930). Demersal spawner in nearshore habitats (Ref. 56049). Oviparous, with planktonic, primarily neustonic larvae (Ref. 36497). Eggs are attached to spawning substrate and to one another by adhesive filaments (Ref. 36497).

Life cycle and mating behavior परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा

Oviparous (Ref. 36497).

Main reference Upload your references | संदर्भ | संयोजक | सहयोगीयो

Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 May 2008

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 12.1 - 23.2, mean 18.7 °C (based on 122 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00912 (0.00491 - 0.01692), b=2.96 (2.79 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  2.8   ±0.28 se; based on food items.
लौटाव (Ref. 120179):  माध्यम, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 1.4 - 4.4 वर्ष। (tm=2; tmax=7; Fec = 1,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.