| Cyclopsettidae (Sand whiffs) |
| 20 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 100 m |
| Western Atlantic: southern Chesapeake Bay south along the U.S., Bahamas, throughout the Gulf of Mexico except northwestern Cuba; in the Caribbean from southern Jamaica, and along Central and South America from Mexico to the Honduran Bay Islands, and Colombia to Brazil (Santa Catarina). |
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| Inhabits hard sand bottom from water's edge to 18 m depth, occasionally to 90 m. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 February 2013 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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