Hairfin lookdown (Selene brevoortii)

Scientific name: Selene brevoortii Gill, 1863

Hairfin lookdown (Selene brevoortii)

The Hairfin lookdown (Selene brevoortii) is a marine fish of the family Carangidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, southern tip of Baja California, Mexico to Ecuador.

Biology

Body short, deep, and strongly compressed; lower branch of first gill arch with 29 to 34 gill rakers; dorsal fin with 8 spines followed by another spine and 20 to 23 soft rays (VIII+1,20-23); anterior lobes of second dorsal and anal fins very long in adults; anterior dorsal spines greatly prolonged in juveniles; body scaleless; lateral line scutes very weak and poorly differentiated; body golden or silvery with metallic blue highlights; juveniles yellowish, with indistinct, interrupted, dark, transverse bars.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Selene brevoortii
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
38.0
Common length
25.0
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California, Mexico to Ecuador.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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