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Clinidae (Clinids)
Etymology: metzi: Named after W.P. Gibbons, an early naturalist from Alameda, California and C.W. Metz, perceptive student of the genus Gibbonsia (Ref. 6885, 27436).
Eponymy: Dr William P Gibbons (1812–1897) was a physician and naturalist from Delaware. [...] Dr Charles William Metz (1889–1975) was an American zoologist, geneticist and taxonomist whose doctorate was awarded by Stanford University. He co-wrote: A catalog of the fishes known from the waters of Korea (1913). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Hubbs.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte 0 - 9 m (Ref. 2850). Subtropical; 51°N - 27°N, 129°W - 114°W
Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada to central Baja California, Mexico.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 2850)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 34 - 37; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 7 - 10; Anale stekels: 2; Anale zachte stralen: 24 - 27; Wervels: 49. Caudal and pectorals rounded (Ref. 6885). Red or brown, weakly striped or mottled with darker shades (Ref. 6885).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found among seaweeds, especially in tide pools and kelp.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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 op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel; Aquarium: Commercieel
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Gewenste temperatuur (Ref.
123201): 10.7 - 19, mean 15.4 °C (based on 84 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00221 - 0.01134), b=3.06 (2.86 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
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