Hemanthias signifer, Damsel bass : fisheries

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Hemanthias signifer (Garman, 1899)

Damsel bass
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Hemanthias: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, anthis = a fish, Sparus aurata (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Garman.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 23 - 306 m (Ref. 9342). Subtropical; 34°N - 19°S, 120°W - 70°W

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Eastern Pacific: Playa del Rey in southern California, USA to Peru.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 42.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9342); max. published weight: 680.00 g (Ref. 40637)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

A sharp spine projecting anteriorly from ventral border of urohyal (Ref. 40817).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Probably forms schools and lives near the bottom in deep waters (Ref. 9342). Of some commercial importance in zones where it is abundant (Ref. 9342).

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Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 May 2008

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 13 - 21.4, mean 15.2 °C (based on 78 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.