Scientific Name
Zaniolepis latipinnis

Common Name
Longspine combfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 21 - 22; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 16 - 17; Vertebrae: 40 - 41. Caudal may be very slightly forked. First 2 rays of pelvic fins elongated.

Classification

Classified By

Girard, 1858

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Greenlings (Hexagrammidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada to central Baja California, Mexico.

Range

51°N -

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

37 m

Depth To - meters

201 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 37 - 201 m (Ref. 2850)

Trophic Level

3.12 s.e. 0.39 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

30.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.7502 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated