Stippled gunnel (Rhodymenichthys dolichogaster) fish species and information / pictures of Stippled gunnel - Rhodymenichthys dolichogaster

Stippled gunnel (Rhodymenichthys dolichogaster) fish species information

Scientific Name
Rhodymenichthys dolichogaster

Common Name
Stippled gunnel

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 80 - 96; Anal spines: 2 - 3; Anal soft rays: 40 - 51; Vertebrae: 87 - 101. One pore on interorbital region; pelvic fin present; a narrow silvery longitudinal band runs from eye to base of pectoral fin; body color greatly variable, with brown, green, light-purple etc (Ref. 559).

Classification

Classified By
Pallas, 1814
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Gunnels (Pholidae)

Distribution

Region
North Pacific
Distribution
North Pacific: Niigata and Iwate Prefecture, Japan to Primorskii Krai, Sakhalin and the Commander Islands, Russia. Also recorded from the Bering Sea to the Aleutian Islands (Ref. 265). Reported from South Korea (Ref. 77001).
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Temperate
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
0 m
Depth To - meters
148 m
Zone
benthopelagic
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 148 m (Ref. 50550)
Trophic Level
3.31 s.e. 0.46 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
25.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries:
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (26 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