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Common names: Monkey-face eel, Monkeyface prickleback
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Importance: subsistence fisheries | Ref: Love, R.M., 1991
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Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: From central California northward, monkeyfaces, along with other eel-shaped fishes, are commonly caught by rocky shore sport fishermen. Many (perhaps most) are taken by "poke poling" (Ref. 43439).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983
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Common names from other countries

Abrojo cara de mono, Pärdikvingerlane, Monkey-face eel, ... more

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> Perciformes/Zoarcoidei (Eelpouts and pricklebacks) > Cebidichthyidae (Monkeyfaces)
Etymology: Cebidichthys: Latin, cebus, cebi, derived from caput- itis= head + Greek, ichthys = fish; violaceus: Cebidichthys comes from 2 Greek words: sapajou (a kind of monkey) and fish (hence, monkey fish); violaceus is Latin for violet (Ref. 43439).
More on author: Girard.

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

marin démersal; non migrateur (Ref. 43439); profondeur 0 - 24 m (Ref. 51666), usually 0 - 1 m (Ref. 43439). Subtropical; 46°N - 27°N, 126°W - 113°W

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Eastern Pacific: southern Oregon, USA to northern central Baja California, Mexico; rare south of Point Conception, California, USA.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m 40.6, range 36 - 45.72 cm
Max length : 76.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2850); âge max. reporté: 18 années (Ref. 43439)

Common inshore, in tide pools or shallow rocky areas, from the intertidal zone to 24 m depth. May remain out of water under rocks or seaweed (Ref. 31184). Feeds mainly on crustaceans and algae. Breathes air (Ref. 31184) and can remain out of water for 15-35 hours if kept moist (Ref. 51276). Demersal spawners in nearshore habitats (Ref. 56049). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Commonly caught by 'poke-poling', a method using a long bamboo pole with a very short wire leader and baited hook. Good eating.

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Oviparous (Ref. 205). Nests in crevices (Ref. 205). A parent coils about the eggs (Ref. 205).

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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)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Non évalué

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

Harmless

Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: pêcheries vivrières; pêche sportive: oui; Aquarium: Commercial

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 12.2 - 19, mean 15.9 (based on 70 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278): 2.3 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.

Résilience (Ref. 120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (tm=4; tmax=18; Fec = 18,000).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100).

Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Cebidichthys violaceus (Girard, 1854)