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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Subtropical

Crisscross prickleback

Plagiogrammus hopkinsii Bean, 1894
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Max Length
20 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
0–21 m
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
38.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Found from intertidal rocky areas to 21 m depth. Stomachs examined contained mostly invertebrates; mostly crustaceans (mysids, amphipods, and shrimps) and mollusks .

Scientific Name
Plagiogrammus hopkinsii
Authority
Bean, 1894
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Subtropical
Max Length
20 cm
Depth Range
0–21 m
Trophic Level
3.4
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
38.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Plagiogrammus
Plagiogrammus
Species
Crisscross prickleback
Plagiogrammus hopkinsii

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Crisscross prickleback is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Crisscross prickleback 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 - 21 m . Subtropical central California, USA to San Nicholas Island in southern California, USA.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.4±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

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

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
38.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Bean, 1894

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