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Dactyloscopidae (Sand stargazers)
Etymology: Gillellus: Theodore Nicolas Gill (1837-1914) researcher of abyssal fishes and systematics (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: The R/V Searcher was a vessel owned by the Janss Foundation, destroyed by fire in May 1972. The author commented that collections made from this vessel “have contributed much to our knowledge of Pacific dactyloscopids.” (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser demersal; tiefenbereich 1 - 15 m (Ref. 11482). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Islas Tres Marias and Nayarit, Mexico to Panama.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 11482)
Found on sandy bottoms. Feeds on small fishes and invertebrates.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p. (Ref. 11482)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.2 - 29.1, mean 28.2 °C (based on 125 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.60 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).