Salema butterfish (Peprilus snyderi)

Scientific name: Peprilus snyderi Gilbert & Starks, 1904

Salema butterfish (Peprilus snyderi)

The Salema butterfish (Peprilus snyderi) is a marine fish of the family Stromateidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Gulf of California and southern Baja California to Panama.

Species facts

Scientific name
Peprilus snyderi
Family
Stromateidae (Butterfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California and southern Baja California to Panama.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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