| 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: |
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| 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)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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