| Family: |
Dactyloscopidae (Sand stargazers) |
| Max. size: |
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| Environment: |
demersal; marine |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific Ocean from Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico southward to Punta Mandinga, Ecuador. |
| Diagnosis: |
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). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 April 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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