Slender searobin (Peristedion gracile) fish species and information / pictures of Slender searobin - Peristedion gracile

Slender searobin (Peristedion gracile) fish species information

Scientific Name
Peristedion gracile

Common Name
Slender searobin

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-20; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 20 - 22

Classification

Classified By
Goode & Bean, 1896
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)
Family
Armored searobins or armored gurnards (Peristediidae)

Distribution

Region
Western Atlantic
Distribution
Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Campeche in Mexico; reported to extend to the West Indies, and off Venezuela and Suriname (Ref. 13608).
Range
41°N - 20°N

Environment

Climate
Deep-water
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
30 m
Depth To - meters
475 m
Zone
bathydemersal
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 30 - 475 m (Ref. 7251)
Trophic Level
3.43 s.e. 0.41 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
20.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100)
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless (Ref. 57406)
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated