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Etymology: Allosmerus: Greek, allos = other + Greek, osmia = smell, odour; fresh cut cucumber (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Ayres.

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

marin démersal; non migrateur; profondeur 1 - 103 m (Ref. 96339). Temperate; 50°N - 35°N, 129°W - 121°W

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Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island, Canada to San Francisco, California, USA.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.9 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 6885)

Description synthétique Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total): 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 9-11; Épines anales 0; Rayons mous anaux: 14 - 17; Vertèbres: 65 - 67. Adipose fin small, directed backward (Ref. 6885). Color pale greenish, almost colorless, a sharply marked silvery stripe along side (Ref. 6885).

Occurs in coastal waters (Ref. 2850). Abundant in bays (Ref. 2850). Forms schools (Ref. 2850). Important food for larger fishes (Ref. 2850). Spawns in subtidal banks (Ref. 2850).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Oviparous (Ref. 35792).

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

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)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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Allosmerus elongatus (Ayres, 1854)