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Parapsettus panamensis (Steindachner, 1876)

Panama spadefish
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Ecuador country information

Common names: Palma
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 5592.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ec.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Béarez, P., 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Ephippidae (Spadefishes, batfishes and scats)
Etymology: Parapsettus: Greek, para = the side of + Greek psetta = grouper (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Steindachner.

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

marino associati a barriera corallina.   Tropical; 28°N - 11°S, 111°W - 77°W

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Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 124487); common length : 20.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 55763); peso massimo pubblicato: 793.12 g (Ref. 124487)

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Demersal over coral reefs and rocky bottoms of shallow waters (Ref. 9299). Feeds on invertebrates (Ref. 9299). Maximum TL of at least 30 cm (Ref. 9299).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Thomson, D.A., 1987. Reef fishes of the Sea of Cortez. The rocky-shore fishes of the Gulf of California. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson. 302 p. (Ref. 5592)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 02 May 2008

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Pesca: commerciale
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.9 - 28.9, mean 27 (based on 193 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03090 (0.01556 - 0.06136), b=2.94 (2.76 - 3.12), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref. 120179):  Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (21 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.