Plainfin midshipman (Porichthys notatus)

Scientific name: Porichthys notatus Girard, 1854

Plainfin midshipman (Porichthys notatus)

The Plainfin midshipman (Porichthys notatus) is a marine fish of the family Batrachoididae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 33-37; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 30 - 35; Vertebrae: 42 - 46. Caudal fin rounded and narrow; pectorals broad. Olive brown to bronze or dark iridescent purple on dorsal surface, paler on sides with a golden yellow on ventral surface; white space under eye with a black crescent below; white on posterior edge of maxillary; young with a weak dark dorsal saddle. Branchiostegal rays: 6.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Porichthys notatus
Family
Batrachoididae (Toadfishes)
Order
Batrachoidiformes (Toadfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
38.0
Depth range
0–366 m (0–1201 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 366 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Sitka, Alaska to Magdalena Bay, southern Baja California, Mexico. Records from areas south of Baja California and in the Gulf of California are in error. Two populations exist, one from Oregon northward and the other from San Francisco southward.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=3.5; tmax=7)

Sources

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

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