Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Inhabits offshore waters. Cleithral spine with venom gland (Ref. 57406).
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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=7251&speccode=942
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Distribution
Distribution
Western Atlantic: North Carolina to Florida Keys in USA and throughout the Gulf of Mexico
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901
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Distribution
Gulf of Mexico, North West Atlantic
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901
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Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145245
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Western Atlantic: North Carolina to Florida Keys in USA and throughout the Gulf of Mexico.
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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=7251&speccode=942
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Physical Description
Size
Max. size
28.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251))
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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=7251&speccode=942
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Type Information
Syntype for Kathetostoma albigutta
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Illustration
Year Collected: 1885
Locality: Gulf of Mexico., Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Depth (m): 161 to 161
Vessel: Albatross
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Illustration
Year Collected: 1885
Locality: Gulf of Mexico., Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Depth (m): 161 to 161
Vessel: Albatross
- Syntype: Bean, T. H. 1892. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 15 (896): 121.
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Syntype for Kathetostoma albigutta
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1885
Locality: Between Tampa Bay and Dry Tortugas, Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Depth (m): 51 to 51
Vessel: Albatross
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1885
Locality: Between Tampa Bay and Dry Tortugas, Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Depth (m): 51 to 51
Vessel: Albatross
- Syntype: Bean, T. H. 1892. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 15 (896): 121.
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Syntype for Kathetostoma albigutta
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1885
Locality: Between Tampa Bay and Dry Tortugas, Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Depth (m): 49 to 49
Vessel: Albatross
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1885
Locality: Between Tampa Bay and Dry Tortugas, Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Depth (m): 49 to 49
Vessel: Albatross
- Syntype: Bean, T. H. 1892. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 15 (896): 121.
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Syntype for Kathetostoma albigutta
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1885
Locality: Gulf of Mexico, off Cape San Blas, Florida, Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Depth (m): 110 to 110
Vessel: Albatross
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1885
Locality: Gulf of Mexico, off Cape San Blas, Florida, Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Depth (m): 110 to 110
Vessel: Albatross
- Syntype: Bean, T. H. 1892. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 15 (896): 121.
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Ecology
Habitat
Habitat
benthic
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901
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Depth range based on 231 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 146 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 11 - 214.5
Temperature range (°C): 15.839 - 25.374
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.519 - 14.710
Salinity (PPS): 33.723 - 36.502
Oxygen (ml/l): 3.453 - 5.755
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.097 - 1.177
Silicate (umol/l): 0.942 - 6.435
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 11 - 214.5
Temperature range (°C): 15.839 - 25.374
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.519 - 14.710
Salinity (PPS): 33.723 - 36.502
Oxygen (ml/l): 3.453 - 5.755
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.097 - 1.177
Silicate (umol/l): 0.942 - 6.435
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 146 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 11 - 214.5
Temperature range (°C): 15.839 - 25.374
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.519 - 14.710
Salinity (PPS): 33.723 - 36.502
Oxygen (ml/l): 3.453 - 5.755
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.097 - 1.177
Silicate (umol/l): 0.942 - 6.435
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 11 - 214.5
Temperature range (°C): 15.839 - 25.374
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.519 - 14.710
Salinity (PPS): 33.723 - 36.502
Oxygen (ml/l): 3.453 - 5.755
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.097 - 1.177
Silicate (umol/l): 0.942 - 6.435
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Kathetostoma albigutta
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Species: 4
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 0
Species: 4
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073
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