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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🎣 Game Fish 🌡️ Subtropical 🎣 Game Fish

Goldspotted sand bass

Paralabrax auroguttatus Walford, 1936
Max Length
71 cm
Max Weight
2.7 kg
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
4.1
Depth
40–107 m
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
63.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Overview information for Goldspotted sand bass is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Paralabrax auroguttatus
Authority
Walford, 1936
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Subtropical
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
71 cm
Max Weight
2.7 kg
Depth Range
40–107 m
Trophic Level
4.1
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
63.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Goldspotted sand bass is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Goldspotted sand bass is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Goldspotted sand bass is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Goldspotted sand bass is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 40 - 107 m . Subtropical; 32°N - 23°N Central Pacific: Baja California, Mexico and the Gulf of California.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
4.1±0.6

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.0138 × L3.07 (TL)
Max TL
71cm
Max Weight
2,700g

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2008

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
63.00/100
High vulnerability
Trophic Level
4.1
Apex / Top predator
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Walford, 1936

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English goldspotted sand bass
🏳️Catalan Serrà lleopard
🌍CES kanic zlatoskvrnný
🇫🇷French Serran doré
🇵🇹Portuguese Serrano-leopardo
🇪🇸Spanish cabrilla extranjera
🇨🇳Chinese 金點副爐

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 9 records indexed .

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