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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Symphurus Insularis

Symphurus insularis Munroe, Brito & Hernández, 2000
Max Length
8 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
3–23 m
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
11.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Overview information for Symphurus Insularis is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Symphurus insularis
Authority
Munroe, Brito & Hernández, 2000
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
8 cm
Depth Range
3–23 m
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
11.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 80 - 87; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 66 - 72; Vertebrae: 45 - 48. a 1-3-2 interdigitation pattern; 12 caudal fin rays; 80-87 dorsal fin rays; 66-72 anal fin rays; 45-48 total vertebrae; 84-98 scales in a longitudinal series; unpigmented peritoneum; unique ocular side pigmentation featuring a yellowish to dark brown background with numerous small, dark speckles, a series of 3-8 mostly incomplete crossbands beginning just posterior to the opercle, and usually 1-3 small, dark, spherical spots arranged in a longitudinal row along the body midline; a series of dark blotches alternating with unpigmented areas on the dorsal and anal fins, and a spot and dark band on the caudal fin base with the distal four-fifths of the caudal fin unpigmented.: short and / or deep; Cross section: flattened.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Symphurus Insularis is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Symphurus Insularis is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Symphurus Insularis is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 3 - 23 m , usually 11 - 20 m . Temperate; 40°N - 15°N

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.2±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00912 × L3.13 (TL)
Max TL
8cm
Dorsal Rays
84
Anal Rays
69
Vertebrae
47

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2013

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
11.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Munroe, Brito & Hernández, 2000

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