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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Temperate

Pholis Crassispina

Pholis crassispina Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
Max Length
25 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
0–5 m
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
33.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Facultative air-breathing in the genus ; Ranges from the intertidal zone to 5 m depth, on seaweed beds with pebble bottoms .

Scientific Name
Pholis crassispina
Authority
Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Max Length
25 cm
Depth Range
0–5 m
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
33.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 73 - 81; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 34 - 41; Vertebrae: 80 - 88. : eel-like.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Pholis Crassispina is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Pholis Crassispina is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Pholis Crassispina is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 5 m . Temperate Northwest Pacific: Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and Yellow Sea to the Gulf of Po-Hai (Bo Hai, Chihli), China.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.3±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00182 × L3.19 (TL)
Max TL
25cm
Dorsal Spines
77
Anal Spines
2
Anal Rays
38
Vertebrae
84

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
33.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Temminck & Schlegel, 1845

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