Shining butterfish (Peprilus ovatus)

Scientific name: Peprilus ovatus Horn, 1970

Shining butterfish (Peprilus ovatus)

The Shining butterfish (Peprilus ovatus) is a marine fish of the family Stromateidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, northern Gulf of California.

Species facts

Scientific name
Peprilus ovatus
Family
Stromateidae (Butterfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: northern Gulf of California.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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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