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Stichaeidae (Pricklebacks) > Stichaeinae
Etymology: Plagiogrammus: Greek, plagios = oblique + Greek, gramma = letter, signal (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bean.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 21 m (Ref. 51666). Subtropical
Eastern Pacific: Pacific Grove in central California, USA to San Nicholas Island in southern California, USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850)
Found from intertidal rocky areas to 21 m depth. Stomachs examined contained mostly invertebrates; mostly crustaceans (mysids, amphipods, and shrimps) and mollusks (Ref. 4930).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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