Scientific Name
Aulopus bajacali

Common Name
Eastern Pacific flagfin

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13; Vertebrae: 47 - 49. Branchiostegal rays: 14.

Classification

Classified By

Parin & Kotlyar, 1984

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Grinners (Aulopiformes)

Family

Aulopus (Aulopidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: mid Baja California, Mexico to about 3?S.

Range

25°N - 2°S

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

82 m

Depth To - meters

230 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 82 - 230 m (Ref. 35928)

Trophic Level

4 s.e. 0.64 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

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

21.4 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5635 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (20 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated