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Citharichthys macrops Dresel, 1885 Spotted whiff |
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photo by
Martins, I.A. |
| Family: | Cyclopsettidae (Sand whiffs) | |||
| Max. size: | 20 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 100 m | |||
| Distribution: | 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). | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Inhabits hard sand bottom from water's edge to 18 m depth, occasionally to 90 m. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 February 2013 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||