Dactyloscopidae (Sand stargazers) |
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demersal; marine |
Eastern Pacific Ocean from Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico southward to Punta Mandinga, Ecuador. |
Distinguished from D. insulatus and D. pectoralis by having the following characters: scales present above the lateral line; upper lip fimbriae, modally 11; preopercular canal pores, modally 6; branched labial fimbriae (Ref. 82814). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 April 2012 Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
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