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Semicossyphus darwini (Jenyns, 1842)

Galápagos sheephead wrasse
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Galapagos Islands country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Reck, G.K., 1983
Importance: minor commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Occurs as far north as Genovesa Island. Appears in significant quantities in landings throughout the archipelago (Ref. 11295). Less frequently seen during the 1982-83 El Niño (Ref. 9405). Found in Isabela and Fernandina Islands (Ref. 41880). Also Ref. 9227, 5227.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Merlen, G., 1988
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Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses)
Etymology: Semicossyphus: Greek, semi = half + Greek, kossyphos, -ou = a kind of fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Jenyns.

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

समुद्री प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त; गहराई सीमा 3 - 100 m (Ref. 11295).   Tropical

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Southeast Pacific: Ecuador to central Peru, and Galapagos Islands.

आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 70.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 11295); अधिकतम प्रकाशित वज़न: 4.0 kg (Ref. 11295)

Short description पहचान कुंजी | आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 12; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 10; गुदा कांटा: 3; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 12.

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Caught in both shallow and deep waters. Its strong dentition makes it an opportunistic predator, even of hard-shelled benthos as shown by its stomach contents of coarse calcareous remains and detritus (Ref. 11295).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | पुनरुत्पत्ति | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | लार्वा

Oviparous, with distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | संदर्भ | संयोजक : Westneat, Mark | सहयोगीयो

Merlen, G., 1988. A field guide to the fishes of Galapagos. Wilmot Books, London, England 60 p. (Ref. 5590)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 23 May 2007

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 16.2 - 23.1, mean 19 (based on 22 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00871 (0.00507 - 0.01497), b=3.04 (2.89 - 3.19), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.2   ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
लौटाव (Ref. 120179):  निम्न, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 4.5 - 14 वर्ष। (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.