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Etymology: Leuresthes: Greek, leyros, -a, -on = smooth + Greek, esthes = suit, something used to wrap (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Ayres.

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

marinhas; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 18 m (Ref. 2850). Subtropical; 37°N - 24°N, 123°W - 111°W

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Eastern Pacific: Monterey Bay, USA to Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Comprimento de primeira maturação / Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m 11.9 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 2850); idade máx. registrada: 8 anos (Ref. 1744)

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Espinhos dorsais (total): 4 - 8; Raios dorsais (total): 8-10; Espinhos anais 1; Raios anais : 20 - 24; Vértebras: 47 - 50. Branchiostegal rays: 6 (Ref. 36497).

Adults inhabit inshore waters, usually at or near surface along open coast and in bays (Ref. 36497). Oviparous, with planktonic primarily neustonic larvae (Ref. 36497). Eggs are deposited in the sand at night by the female parent (Ref. 58332) just below the high spring tide line (Ref. 36497). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 57178.

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Demersal spawners. Spawn at night on sand beaches at high tides in the spring and summer. Eggs are buried in moist sand by the female parent (Ref. 58332) and hatch about 15 days later during the next series of high tides (Ref. 2850). Females spawn 4 to 8 times during a season (Ref. 4563).

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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)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

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Leuresthes tenuis (Ayres, 1860)