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Benthalbella dentata (Chapman, 1939)

Northern pearleye
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Mexico country information

Common names: Perlado norteño
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 6885.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983
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Common names from other countries

Perlado norteño, Nordlig perleøjefisk, 新珠目鱼, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Aulopiformes (Grinners) > Scopelarchidae (Pearleyes)
Etymology: Benthalbella: A possible interpretation is related to Greek, benthos = the deep sea + Latin, albus = white; but it is need more information;  dentata: dentatus meaning toothed - referring to the unusual arrangement of prominent teeth (Ref. 6885).

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

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 98 - 3400 m (Ref. 50550), usually 500 - 1000 m (Ref. 2850).   Deep-water; 58°N - 14°N, 153°E - 110°W

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Northeast Pacific: Gulf of Alaska to Baja California, Mexico. Northwest Pacific: Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 80637)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 8; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 21; Vertebrae: 54 - 55. Adipose very slender; pectorals small; pelvic fins large and expanded (Ref. 6885). Brown dorsally, lighter below (Ref. 6885). Brown dorsally, lighter below (Ref. 6885). Branchiostegal rays: 8 (Ref. 35929).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Synchronous hermaphrodites (Ref. 35929). Oviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 35929).

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Oviparous (Ref. 35929).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

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: 15 August 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 2.2 - 5.3, mean 3.3 (based on 86 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5313   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00347 (0.00144 - 0.00836), b=3.15 (2.94 - 3.36), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.5   ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (16 of 100).