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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Temperate

Bearded warbonnet

Chirolophis snyderi Taranetz, 1938
Max Length
20 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
0–490 m
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
47.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Bearded warbonnet (Chirolophis snyderi), first described by Taranetz, 1938 is a medium-sized fish in the family Stichaeidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 20.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 0 to 490 metres. It occurs in Temperate waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.

Scientific Name
Chirolophis snyderi
Authority
Taranetz, 1938
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
20 cm
Depth Range
0–490 m
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
47.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Bearded warbonnet is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Bearded warbonnet is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 490 m . Temperate Northwest Pacific and adjacent Arctic: Chukchi Sea to western Gulf of Alaska to Sea of Okhotsk, Tatar Strait, and Pacific coast of Hokkaido (Ref.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.5±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.0038 × L3.16 (TL)
Max TL
20cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2009

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
47.00/100
Moderate-High vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Taranetz, 1938

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