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Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Haemulidae (Grunts) > Haemulinae
Etymology: Anisotremus: Greek, anisos = unequal + Greek, trema, -atos = hole (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: George Davidson (1825–1911) was a geodesist, astronomer, geographer, surveyor, engineer and revered colleague of the author who became the President of the California Academy of Sciences (1871–1887). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.

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Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 40 m (Ref. 2850), usually ? - 8 m (Ref. 2850). Subtropical; 39°N - 22°N, 124°W - 106°W

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Eastern Central Pacific: Santa Cruz in central California, USA to southern Baja California, Mexico; isolated population in the Gulf of California.7

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 58.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850); max. reported age: 15 years (Ref. 56049)

Occur in coastal waters, frequently in rocky reefs and occasionally over sandy bottoms (Ref. 9114); often near kelp beds. Juveniles form schools in littoral pools (Ref. 9114). Feed on crustaceans, mollusks and bryozoans. Pelagic spawner (Ref. 56049). Marketed fresh (Ref. 9114).

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Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Pelagic spawner (Ref. 56049).

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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: Version 2024-2)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 25 May 2007

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes

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Anisotremus davidsonii (Steindachner, 1876)