Amphistichus argenteus, Barred surfperch : fisheries, gamefish

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Amphistichus argenteus Agassiz, 1854

Barred surfperch
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> Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Embiotocidae (Surfperches)
Etymology: Amphistichus: Greek, amphi = on both sides + Greek, stix, -ichos = row (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Agassiz.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range Ecologia

marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 73 m (Ref. 96339). Subtropical; 38°N - 32°N, 123°W - 117°W

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Eastern Pacific: Bodega Bay in northern California, USA to northern central Baja California, Mexico.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 2850); common length : 30.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 2850); peso massimo pubblicato: 2.0 kg (Ref. 2850); Età massima riportata: 9 anni (Ref. 56049)

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Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Mostly found in surf of sand beaches, but reported from trawl catches at depths up to 73 m. Also occur near rocks, pilings and other sources of cover and food. Usually form small groups. Also caught from piers and skiffs. Feed preferably on sand crabs but also eats clams and other invertebrates. Viviparous, female carries the developing young (Ref. 205). Minimum depth range based on ecology (Ref. 96339).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Viviparous, female carries the developing young (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

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: Version 2025-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio. 123201): 9.7 - 15.6, mean 12.9 °C (based on 12 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01318 (0.00547 - 0.03178), b=3.05 (2.84 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio. 69278):  3.5   ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 7.5 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2 growth studies.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179):  Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (K=0.15-0.18; tm=2; tmax=9; Fec=113).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (53 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.