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Etymology: Chasmistes: Greek, chanos, -eos, ous, and chasma, -atos = abyss, mouth opened, inmensity (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cope.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bottenlevande; flodvandrande (Ref. 94077). Temperate; 43°N - 42°N
North America: endemic to the upper Klamath River Basin, including the Lost River in Oregon and Lower Klamath Lake sub-basins and Clear Lake Reservoir in California, USA.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 64.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5723); common length : 40.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 12193); rapporterad maxålder: 33 år (Ref. 94077)
Usually found near vegetation around lake margin. Spawning occurs in lake tributaries.
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Endangered (EN) (A2bc; B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v)); Date assessed: 02 November 2011
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Verktyg
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Tmax=33; tm=4-6; Fec=18,000-72,500).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100).