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Spirinchus starksi (Fisk, 1913)

Night smelt
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> Osmeriformes (Freshwater smelts) > Osmeridae (Smelts)
Etymology: starksi: Named after E.C. Starks, U.S. ichthyologist (Ref. 6885).

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

marina bentopelagisk; djupintervall ? - 128 m (Ref. 96339). Temperate; 60°N - 34°N, 144°W - 120°W

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Northeast Pacific: southeastern Alaska to Point Arguello in central California, USA.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 2850); rapporterad maxålder: 3.00 år (Ref. 56049)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 8 - 10; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 15 - 19; Ryggkotor: 60 - 64. In males, pectoral fins longer; tuberculate on head, scales, and lower fins (Ref. 6885). Green with silvery sides (Ref. 6885).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Feeds on small shrimp-like crustaceans (Ref. 4563). Caught during the spawning season (Ref. 2850).

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Oviparous (Ref. 35792). Spawns in the surf at night (Ref. 2850).

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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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell; sportfisk: ja
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 8.3 - 12.4, mean 9.7 °C (based on 72 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00372 (0.00182 - 0.00758), b=3.17 (2.99 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (tmax=3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (13 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Low.