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Common names: Ocean whitefish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Uncommon north of Point Conception, California (Ref. 11509). Also Ref. 6885.
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Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: https://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Malacanthidae (Tilefishes) > Latilinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

大洋茎方头鱼, سمك أبيض محيطيّ, Tile fin, ... more

Main reference

Dooley, J.K. 1978. (Ref. 8991)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Dooley, James | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 102 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850); max. published weight: 5.8 kg (Ref. 40637)

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 91 m (Ref. 5227), usually 24 - 55 m (Ref. 5227)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred 27°C (Ref. 107945); 51°N - 18°S, 129°W - 70°W

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands; rare north of central California, USA.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-25; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 23

Inhabits rocky bottoms (Ref. 9119). Also found on soft sand and mud bottoms. Solitary species. Digs into the substrate for food (Ref. 5227).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5005 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.9 ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tm>4)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High to very high vulnerability (66 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low

Caulolatilus princeps (Jenyns, 1840)