Tube-snout (Aulorhynchus flavidus)

Scientific name: Aulorhynchus flavidus Gill, 1861

Tube-snout (Aulorhynchus flavidus)

The Tube-snout (Aulorhynchus flavidus) is a marine fish of the family Aulorhynchidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Sitka, Alaska to Punta Banda, northern Baja California, Mexico.

Biology

Dorsal spines: 24 - 27; Dorsal soft rays: 9-10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9. Spinous dorsal represented by a series of small spines, free from membrane; soft dorsal fin triangular and placed well back on body; caudal fin small and finely forked; anal fin spine small and broad, the fin mirroring the soft dorsal fin; pectorals truncate. Pale mottled brown, varying from olive green to yellow brown dorsally; creamy white ventrally; a bright silvery patch between operculum and pectorals extending to throat and bounded above by a dark band that extends forward through eye to snout; breeding males with bright red snout and phosphorescent snout.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Aulorhynchus flavidus
Family
Aulorhynchidae (Tubesnouts)
Order
Gasterosteiformes (Sticklebacks and Seamoths)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Depth range
0–30 m (0–98 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 30 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Sitka, Alaska to Punta Banda, northern Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=1; tmax=9; Fec=1,200; K=0.5)

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Sources

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

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