Paralabrax auroguttatus, Goldspotted sand bass : fisheries, gamefish

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Paralabrax auroguttatus Walford, 1936

Goldspotted sand bass
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Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Etymology: Paralabrax: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, labrax, -akos = a fish, Dicentrarchus labrax (Ref. 45335).

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

marino demersal; rango de profundidad 40 - 107 m (Ref. 9342). Subtropical; 32°N - 23°N

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Eastern Central Pacific: Baja California, Mexico and the Gulf of California.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 71.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9342); peso máximo publicado: 2.7 kg (Ref. 40637)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Found on rocky bottoms, between 40 and 107 m depth. An important game fish.

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Heemstra, Phillip C. | Colaboradores

Heemstra, P.C., 1995. Serranidae. Meros, serranos, guasetas, enjambres, baquetas, indios, loros, gallinas, cabrillas, garropas. p. 1565-1613. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9342)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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