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Notocheirus hubbsi Clark, 1937 |
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photo by
Gosztonyi, A.E. |
| Family: | Notocheiridae (Surf sardines) | |||
| Max. size: | 3.5 cm NG (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 7463) and Argentina (Ref. 56210) | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Apparently planktophagic, with Drepanopus forcipatus (calanoid copepod) as its main food; has very low fecundity (only 71 maturing ova found as mean value); and has four parasites - two species of Acanthocepha (larvae of Corynosomia sp. And adults of Hypoechinorhyinchus sp.), one undetermined Trematoda and a larva of undetermined ectoparasitic copepod (Ref. 56210). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||